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Thus the epic, whether it was originally Breton or Carlovingian, ended by
becoming a mere story designed to gratify idle readers. The last stage was
reached when poetry ceased, even in the outward sense, to be poetry at all. The
great age of ...
Thus the epic, whether it was originally Breton or Carlovingian, ended by
becoming a mere story designed to gratify idle readers. The last stage was
reached when poetry ceased, even in the outward sense, to be poetry at all. The
great age of ...
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His subject is the legend of the Proud Emperor, of which there are other versions,
and the story is not unlike that of Nebuchadnezzar. The emperor, fancying
himself above the power of heaven, sees an angel or demon take possession of
his ...
His subject is the legend of the Proud Emperor, of which there are other versions,
and the story is not unlike that of Nebuchadnezzar. The emperor, fancying
himself above the power of heaven, sees an angel or demon take possession of
his ...
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The following is an outline of the story. After the famous Vespers (a.d. 1282) Sicily
was in an unsettled condition, and five barons found themselves constrained to
seek their fortunes elsewhere. Three of them — Gianni, Olinborgo, and ...
The following is an outline of the story. After the famous Vespers (a.d. 1282) Sicily
was in an unsettled condition, and five barons found themselves constrained to
seek their fortunes elsewhere. Three of them — Gianni, Olinborgo, and ...
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Germany is represented by the Konradssaga and the Magussaga (story of the
children of Haimon, &c.) ; France, by the Florents- mga (obtained through a Latin
medium) and a whole row of Arthurian romances not yet published. Ireland ...
Germany is represented by the Konradssaga and the Magussaga (story of the
children of Haimon, &c.) ; France, by the Florents- mga (obtained through a Latin
medium) and a whole row of Arthurian romances not yet published. Ireland ...
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The story is that the Emperor Otto had it translated from French into German, and
Queen Eufemia from German into Swedish. Here, again, matters are not free from
difficulty. The difficulty consists in this, that no French original can be traced, ...
The story is that the Emperor Otto had it translated from French into German, and
Queen Eufemia from German into Swedish. Here, again, matters are not free from
difficulty. The difficulty consists in this, that no French original can be traced, ...
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