CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. I. MYTHOLOGICAL ORIGINS: ORIENTAL AND CLASSICAL 7
6. II. AMONG THE CELTS 27
7. III. GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY 60
8. IV. THE LITERATURE OF VISIONS 80
9. V. JOURNEYS TO PARADISE 134
10. VI. ALLEGORY 175
11. VII. THE ROMANCES 230
12. CONCLUSION 320
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 329
14. INDEX 373