From Ritual to Romance
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Preface
4:32 -
Introductory
20:40 -
The Task of the Hero
22:29 -
The Freeing of the Waters
18:28 -
Tammuz and Adonis
29:23 -
Medieval and Modern Forms of Nature Ritual
26:31 -
The Symbols
37:41 -
The Sword Dance
35:38 -
The Medicine Man
19:27 -
The Fisher King
43:09 -
The Secret of the Grail 1: The Mysteries
23:20 -
The Secret of the Grail 2: The Naassene Document
31:27 -
Mithra and Attis
19:38 -
The Perilous Chapel
28:01 -
The Author
38:07
From Ritual to Romance (1920) is a public domain work.
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A ruler's failing health and a stricken landscape become linked clues in Jessie L. Weston's investigation of Grail legends. Her 1920 study examines medieval romances through comparisons with religious ritual and beliefs about the renewal of life. The contents introduce the tasks of Gawain and Perceval, the Fisher King and the Waste Land, then move through nature worship, ceremonial dances and the meanings attached to sacred objects.
Weston argues that cups, lances, swords and related symbols should be considered together when tracing the traditions behind the stories. She tests her interpretation against different accounts of the king, his condition and his connection with the land. This is literary criticism shaped by comparative religion, with an argument built from recurring details and variations between texts. Readers interested in the study of legend can examine both the parallels she proposes and the way she assembles evidence for them.
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- Jessie L. Weston
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