Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as one of the chief sources for his great poem "The Waste Land," Jessie L. Weston's From Ritual to Romance remains a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship. In this book she explores the origins of the Grail legend, arguing that it dates back to a primitive vegetation cult and only later was shaped by Celtic and Christian lore.
To prove her thesis, Weston unites folkloric and Christian elements by using printed texts to prove the parallels existing between each and every feature of the legend of the Holy Grail and the recorded symbolism of the ancient mystery cults. Specifically, she finds the origin of the Grail legend in a Gnostic text that served as a link between such cults and later Celtic and Christian elaborations of the myth.
With erudition and critical acumen, the author provides illuminating insights into diverse aspects of the the task of the hero; the freeing of the waters; medieval and modern forms of nature ritual; the symbols of the cult (cup, lance, sword, stone, etc.); the symbolism of the fisher king; the significance of such deities as Tammuz, Adonis, Mithra, and Attis; the meaning of the adventure of the Perilous Chapel in Grail romances; and much more.
Awarded the Crawshay Prize in 1920, this scholarly yet highly readable study will interest any student of the Arthurian legends, mythology, ancient religion, and Eliot's poetry.

Weston, Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay), 1850-1928

Dover Publications, Incorporated

Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Peter Smith

Dover ed, Place of publication not identified, 2002?

Dover ed., Mineola, N.Y, New York State, 1997

United States, United States of America

Dover ed, PS, 2011

Obscured text on back cover due to sticker attached.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: London : Cambridge University Press, 1920.

Указ.: с. 197-202
Вых. дан. ориг.: London : Cambridge univ. press, 1920

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Landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship explores Grail legend, uniting its folkloric and Christian elements by using printed texts to prove the parallels existing between every feature of the legend of the Holy Grail and the recorded symbolism of ancient Mystery cults.&nbsp;A major source for&nbsp;Eliot's <i>The Waste Land</i>.

xv, 202 p. ; 22 cm
Originally published: London : Cambridge University Press, 1920
Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28