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{{Short description|1920 book by Jessie Weston}}
{{for|the album by The Loud Family|From Ritual to Romance (album)}}
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| author            = [[Jessie Weston (scholar)|Jessie Weston]]
| language          = English
| genre             = Non-fiction
| pub_date          = 1920
| subject           = [[King Arthur]]
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'''''From Ritual to Romance''''' is a 1920 book written by [[Jessie Weston (scholar)|Jessie Weston]]. It is an examination of the roots of the [[King Arthur]] legends, seeking to make connections between the early [[Paganism|pagan]] elements and the later [[Christianity|Christian]] influences. The book's main focus is on the [[Holy Grail]] tradition and its influence, particularly the [[Wasteland (mythology)|Wasteland]] motif.

The origins of Weston's book are in [[James George Frazer]]'s work on folklore, magic and religion, ''[[The Golden Bough]]'' (1890), and in the works of [[Jane Ellen Harrison]]. The work is mentioned by [[T. S. Eliot]] in the notes to his poem ''[[The Waste Land]]''.<ref>"Not only the title, but the plan and a good deal of the incidental symbolism of the poem were suggested by Miss Jessie L. Weston's book."</ref>

==Popular culture==
*The book appears in the film ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' (1979), among those kept by the character, Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, played by [[Marlon Brando]], along with ''[[The Golden Bough]]''.
*The book appears in the [[List of limited series|limited series]] ''Batman: Tenses'', in which it is thrown in a fire by Ted Krosby before he kills his father.
*The book appears in the film ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1920 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Arthurian literature]]
[[Category:Works about the Holy Grail]]


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