Jessie Weston: 20 books

5 works of Jessie Weston Independent scholar and folklorist (1850-1928) This ebook presents a collection of 5 works of Jessie Weston. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - From Ritual to Romance - Glastonbury and the Holy...

First published in 1901. According to Wikipedia: "Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850–1928) was an independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts. Her best-known work is From Ritual to Romance (1920). In it she brought to bear an analysis harking back to James George...

Morien Jessie Laidlay Weston, independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts (1850-1928) This ebook presents «Morien», from Jessie Laidlay Weston. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- PREFACE -03- BOURNEMOUTH -04- NOTES

The Grail and the Rites of Adonis Jessie Laidlay Weston, independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts (1850-1928) This ebook presents «The Grail and the Rites of Adonis», from Jessie Laidlay Weston. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump...

Glastonbury and the Holy Grail Jessie Laidlay Weston, independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts (1850-1928) This ebook presents «Glastonbury and the Holy Grail», from Jessie Laidlay Weston. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the...

Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys   Jessie Laidlay Weston, independent scholar and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts (1850-1928) This ebook presents «Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys  », from Jessie Laidlay Weston. A dynamic table of contents enables...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. From Ritual to Romance explores the connection between ancient fertility rites and Arthurian legends of the quest for the Holy Grail. Rarely is literary criticism so riveting. Like a detective digging for clues, Jessie...

This brief 1899 introduction to the study of Arthurian literature, penned by folklorist Jessie L. Weston has long been a favorite introduction to the subject for scholars and young students. Fourth in the series Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance and Folklore.

The fourteenth-century legend of Sir Gawain and his battle with the Green Knight continues to seize the imagination of readers today. Jessie L. Weston’s translation of this famous poem into modern prose recaptures the heroic adventures of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew, and perfectly characterizes the knight’s bravery, chivalry, and honor.

Twenty years of Arthurian scholarship are distilled in this 1913 study of one of the Western world’s most enduring symbols. Was the Holy Grail the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper? The vessel in which Joseph of Arimethea received the blood of Christ? Or was it something else? Weston argues that the Grail legend is actually nature worship passed on as mystery and tradition.

The groundbreaking operas of Richard Wagner (1813–1883) changed the nature of the form. In Legends of the Wagner Drama, Weston examines the relationship of Wagner’s grand operas—including Der Ring des Nibelungen, or the Ring cycle, and Parsifal—to the literary and legendary sources upon which they were founded.

King Arthur is one of the most famous names in history, despite his existence as mere legend. Despite that, his name still evokes visions of fantasy, chivalry, bravery, and more even today, and Arthur remains a pop culture fixture around the globe. Of course, Arthur, Lancelot, and all of the other figures...

Example in this ebook   In presenting, for the first time, to English readers the greatest work of Germany's greatest mediæval poet, a few words of introduction, alike for poem and writer, may not be out of place. The lapse of nearly seven hundred years, and the changes which...