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Medieval Ghost Stories – An Anthology of Miracles, Marvels and Prodigies

Autor Andrew Joynes
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 oct 2006
Strongly recommended. M R JAMES NEWSLETTER Stories of restless spirits returning from the afterlife are as old as storytelling. In medieval Europe ghosts, nightstalkers and unearthly visitors from parallel worlds had beenin circulation since before the coming of Christianity. Here is a collection of ghostly encounters from medieval romances, monastic chronicles, sagas and heroic poetry. These tales bore a peculiar freight of spooks and spirituality which can still make the hair stand on end. Look at the story of Richard Rowntree's stillborn child, glimpsed by his father tangled in swaddling clothes on the road to Santiago, or the sly habits of water sprites restingas golden rings on the surface of the river, just out of reach. The writer and broadcaster Andrew Joynes brings together a vivid selection of these tales, with a thoughtful commentary that puts them in context and lays bare the layers of meaning in them.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781843832690
ISBN-10: 1843832690
Pagini: 230
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 127 x 197 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: BOYDELL PRESS
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

Descriere

Seventy-seven tales of the supernatural, intended to frighten and excite and bring to heel their medieval audience, gathered from medieval chronicles, sagas, heroic poetry and romances.