In Alfred Tennyson, Andrew Lang explores the life and literary development of Alfred Tennyson, one of Britain's most celebrated poets, tracing his remarkable poetic talent from chi...
The first part examines the world of Homer and the historical background of the Iliad while challenging theories that view the epic as a collection of works by many authors. Lang a...
The latter part turns to the Odyssey and to broader questions concerning language, textual changes, and comparative epic studies. Lang argues that variations within the poems do no...
Andrew Lang’s Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1, published in 1887, is a major work of comparative mythology that examines how myths, rituals, and religious beliefs developed and ...
Andrew Lang’s Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 2, published in 1887, is a major work of comparative religion and mythology that investigates the relationships among myth, ritual, a...
Sir Walter Scott by Andrew Lang is a literary biography that explores the life and achievements of the celebrated Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott while highlighting his...
This part centers on the Trojan War and its aftermath, following the destinies of heroes such as Ulysses, Achilles, Hector, Paris, and Helen. The abduction of Helen leads to a long...
The latter part shifts away from Troy and follows the adventures surrounding the Golden Fleece together with the legends of Theseus and Perseus. The story of the children of the cl...
This part begins with dreams, coincidences, and mysterious intuitions that seem to foreshadow real events. Stories of lost objects recovered through dreams, visions predicting deat...
This section moves deeply into accounts of apparitions, spectral warnings, and encounters with the dead. Many stories describe ghosts appearing to relatives, friends, or witnesses ...
The final part focuses on haunted houses, malevolent spirits, folklore creatures, and legendary supernatural events. Strange footsteps, phantom dogs, cursed locations, and aggressi...
This part follows mischievous boys, false princes, fairy helpers, enchanted animals, and mysterious rulers of magical realms while exploring adventures filled with wonder and disco...
This part expands into tales of poor and wealthy brothers, magical maidens, sea kings, enchanted castles, mysterious spirits, and legendary heroes facing increasingly remarkable ch...
Andrew Lang’s The Valet’s Tragedy, and Other Studies, published in 1903, is a collection of historical and literary essays that examines a series of historical mysteries through ...