Myths of the Rhine (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Romantic Folklore, Haunted Castles, Heroic Legends, and Popular Tales from Europe's Storied RiverBy M. Xavier
Length6h 27m
About this audiobook
Myths of the Rhine gathers the storied imaginative life of Europe's most symbolically charged river: ruined castles, haunted cliffs, knightly exploits, saints' legends, and popular tales shaped by centuries of oral transmission. Written in an elegant antiquarian mode, the book belongs to the Romantic and post-Romantic fascination with folklore, landscape, and national memory, treating the Rhine not merely as geography but as a corridor of myth where history and enchantment continually interpenetrate. M. Xavier writes as a cultivated mediator between learned tradition and the general reader, drawing upon the nineteenth-century appetite for travel literature, medievalism, and comparative legend. His interest in the Rhine reflects an era when scholars and literary travelers sought to preserve regional traditions threatened by modernization, while also interpreting them as expressions of collective imagination, moral symbolism, and cultural inheritance. This volume is recommended to readers of folklore, European Romanticism, cultural history, and literary travel. It will especially appeal to those who wish to encounter the Rhine as earlier generations imagined it: a landscape where every tower, current, and crag seems to retain the voice of legend.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreFairy Tales and Folklore, Fantasy
Length6 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
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26“TO EGIR, THE SEAS AND NAVIGATION.”
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37Memorable Quotes
19LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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