From Ritual to Romance: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
From Ritual to Romance by Jessie Laidlay Weston: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 15 original MP3 tracks, 6:38:31 running time and a link to listen.
From Ritual to Romance, credited to Jessie Laidlay Weston, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of From Ritual to Romance by Jessie Laidlay Weston. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 book written by Jessie L. Weston. Weston's book is an examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends and seeks to make connections between the early pagan elements and the later Christian influences. The book's main focus is on the Holy Grail tradition and its influence, particularly the Wasteland motif. The origins of Weston's book are in James George Frazer's seminal work on folklore, magic and religion, The Golden Bough (1890), and in the works of Jane Ellen Harrison. The work is mentioned by T. S. Eliot in the notes to his poem, The Waste Land. - Summary by Wikipedia
Recording facts
- Recording title: From Ritual to Romance
- Author credits: Jessie Laidlay Weston
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 15
- Listed recording duration: 6:38:31
Catalogue topics
- mythology
- folklore
- holy grail
- arthurian romance
- fisher king
Track guide
- 00 - Preface — 4:32
- 01 - Introductory — 20:40
- 02 - The Task of the Hero — 22:29
- 03 - The Freeing of the Waters — 18:28
- 04 - Tammuz and Adonis — 29:23
- 05 - Medieval and Modern Forms of Nature Ritual — 26:31
- 06 - The Symbols — 37:41
- 07 - The Sword Dance — 35:38
- 08 - The Medicine Man — 19:27
- 09 - The Fisher King — 43:09
- 10 - The Secret of the Grail 1: The Mysteries — 23:20
- 11 - The Secret of the Grail 2: The Naassene Document — 31:27
- 12 - Mithra and Attis — 19:38
- 13 - The Perilous Chapel — 28:01
- 14 - The Author — 38:07
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