Lectures On the History of Literature Ancient And Modern
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Even after the lapse of many Christian centuries, a superstitious reverence is still attached to some antique and spreading oaks among the forests of the Hartz and the Rei- sengebirgen ;* in our popular poetry the odoriferous linden is still invested with its character of magic ; and the branches of the willow are in the hands of every fortune-telling gipsy. Many relics of the deserted faith were, indeed, preserved, but they soon assumed the character of mere vulgar delusions, and sunk far belo...w the loftiness of their old religious desti- nation. To the inspired prophetesses and mandrakes of northern antiquity, succeeded the tricks, the execrations, and the midnight dance of witches ; and in place of Odin's Val- halla, the majestic congregation of God's and heroes — came the hauntings of the Rheingau, and the ghostly tumults of the Night of Moonwort.
In the meantime the theology of Odin, after being ban- ished from its native land, found a secure asylum in the Scandinavian north ; where it yielded, not till after a long struggle, late and reluctantly to the Christian faith, and from whence the knowledge of it, preserved in many glori- ous songs and legends, has in later days been communicated to ourselves.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Even after the lapse of many Christian centuries, a superstitious reverence is still attached to some antique and spreading oaks among the forests of the Hartz and the Rei- sengebirgen ;* in our popular poetry the odoriferous linden is still invested with its character of magic ; and the branches of the willow are in the hands of every fortune-telling gipsy. Many relics of the deserted faith were, indeed, preserved, but they soon assumed the character of mere vulgar delusions, and sunk far belo...w the loftiness of their old religious desti- nation. To the inspired prophetesses and mandrakes of northern antiquity, succeeded the tricks, the execrations, and the midnight dance of witches ; and in place of Odin's Val- halla, the majestic congregation of God's and heroes — came the hauntings of the Rheingau, and the ghostly tumults of the Night of Moonwort.
In the meantime the theology of Odin, after being ban- ished from its native land, found a secure asylum in the Scandinavian north ; where it yielded, not till after a long struggle, late and reluctantly to the Christian faith, and from whence the knowledge of it, preserved in many glori- ous songs and legends, has in later days been communicated to ourselves.
What to read after Lectures On the History of Literature Ancient And Modern?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Friedrich Von Schlegel to read onlineMoreLess
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