This classic work presents sixteen key myths and legends of the Arthurian, Carolingian, Teutonic and Scandinavian cycles which embody the chivalric code and which inspired the greatest works of romance literature and art. The tales illuminate the mystical significance of knighthood and its ethos of self-purification and honour, decoding many allusions found in medieval art, literature and song.
This classic work presents sixteen key myths and legends of the Arthurian, Carolingian, Teutonic and Scandinavian cycles which embody the chivalric co...
H. A. Guerber's The Story of the Greeks provides a basic but thorough history of Greece. Beginning with Greek myth and legend, Guerber moves through major figures, the Trojan war, the city-states of of Sparta and Athens, the Persian War, the adventures of Alexander the Great, before ending with Greece's absorption into the Roman Empire. Although recommended for young adults, The Story of the Greeks is a great introduction to anyone with an interest in classical Greek literature, philosophy, or history.
H. A. Guerber's The Story of the Greeks provides a basic but thorough history of Greece. Beginning with Greek myth and legend, Guerber moves through m...
CONTENTS Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes The Flying Dutchman Tannhauser Lohengrin Tristan and Ysolde The Master-Singers of Nuremberg The Nibelung's Ring: Rheingold; The Walkyrie; Siegfried; Dusk of the Gods Parsifal"
CONTENTS Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes The Flying Dutchman Tannhauser Lohengrin Tristan and Ysolde The Master-Singers of Nuremberg The Nibelung's R...
From the preface: "The religious beliefs of the North are not mirrored with any exactitude in the Elder Edda. Indeed only a travesty of the faith of our ancestors has been preserved in Norse literature. The early poet loved allegory, and his imagination rioted among the conceptions of his fertile muse. "His eye was fixed on the mountains till the snowy peaks assumed human features and the giant of the rock or the ice descended with heavy tread; or he would gaze at the splendour of the spring, or of the summer fields, till Freya with the gleaming necklace stepped forth, or Sif with the flowing...
From the preface: "The religious beliefs of the North are not mirrored with any exactitude in the Elder Edda. Indeed only a travesty of the faith of o...
The prime importance of the rude fragments of poetry preserved in early Icelandic literature will now be disputed by none, but there has been until recent times an extraordinary indifference to the wealth of religious tradition and mythical lore which they contain.
The prime importance of the rude fragments of poetry preserved in early Icelandic literature will now be disputed by none, but there has been until re...
