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Chargement... The First Christmas Tree (1897)par Henry Van Dyke
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The language in this short story will seem stilted and perhaps even off-putting to our 21st century ears. In it, a monk takes a boy with him on his journey to thwart the god Thor. In destroying Thor’s mighty tree, a new tree is born, that is, the first Christmas tree, which represents the Christ Child. While some will appreciate the tale on its own, knowing the history of that time period will aid in understanding it. Though the story is important for its religious content as well as for its contribution to literature, Van Dyke’s “The Story of the Other Wiseman is far superior. ( ) Very short read, suspect it was originally in some sort of collection or pamphlet. Essentially about introducing pagans to Christianity. The bit at the convent sets up the characters of Gregor and Winfried but has little to do with the rest of the story. I think Gregor kind of takes the place of the reader in the story, asking the questions the reader might ask as Winfried teaches him about Christianity. Lke how Winfried sort of adopts a pagan ritual to bring them over to his side. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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