From Ritual to Romance

Author(s): Jessie Laidlay Weston

Genre(s): Literary Criticism, Religion

Narrators: Devorah Allen, Matthew M. Benzing, Sonia, Schrm, Jim Locke, Steve C, David Angelo, Jim Pierson-Perry, Dawn

Number of Chapters: 15

Length: 06 hours and 38 minutes

Language: English

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