Parsifal: A NovelIn this glittering, kaleidoscopic new novel Peter Vansittart recreated and projects in his own inimitable style the familiar story from Wagner’s opera in historical perspective. |
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... Kundry . A word from him must seem for her a smattering of silver on smooth , dark water , the sudden bloom of flowers in a pot , and , trying to overcome impatience , I pitied her . She would never have suspected the limits of his ...
... Kundry . A word from him must seem for her a smattering of silver on smooth , dark water , the sudden bloom of flowers in a pot , and , trying to overcome impatience , I pitied her . She would never have suspected the limits of his ...
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... Kundry , now needing protection and love . In fresh sunlight he looked resolute , armed in his own way for new adventure . Neither of us spoke , words crumbling within us . With manly effort he kissed me , then , under my embrace ...
... Kundry , now needing protection and love . In fresh sunlight he looked resolute , armed in his own way for new adventure . Neither of us spoke , words crumbling within us . With manly effort he kissed me , then , under my embrace ...
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... Kundry to have faith in the Redeemer and then baptized her . I never heard him commend any orthodox belief , though he might have recognized Wagner's insight when , kissing Kundry , his hero cries what Klingsor had long known , ' The ...
... Kundry to have faith in the Redeemer and then baptized her . I never heard him commend any orthodox belief , though he might have recognized Wagner's insight when , kissing Kundry , his hero cries what Klingsor had long known , ' The ...
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amongst Archbishop bards Bear Chief beauty beneath birds Black Brothers blood blue boar Cathars cauldron Clinschur cloak clouds colour Cundré Dagda dark dead death Deliverer despite dreams Duke Duke's dwarf earth Emperor epicene eyes face fear felt flowers Gawain girl gleaming gold golden Grail green grin Gundrygia Gwalchmai hair hand Hawk head heard honour horse hound House of Mystery Jesus Jews knew Kremitz Kundry ladies laugh leaves light listened looked lord lovers magic Medb Merlin Monseigneur moon mouth naked natal chart never night Nodens numbers once painted Palace Parsifal Perceval Perceval's Peredur perhaps piebald poet Queen remembered rose secret seemed shadows silver smile sometimes song soul spear Spider King spirit spoke stag stars stone stood Summer Princess sunlight sword Teutates thought told tower trees Venetian voice wall wine women words wounded youth Zebban