...Tannhauser Mr. Davidson makes use of mediaeval legends to help in "laying the ghost," as he puts it, "of an unwholesome idea that still haunts the world — the idea of the impurity of nature." The Ballad of a Nun is probably the most popular of all Mr. Davidson's writings,...

...ever young, Tannhauser, and the Queen of love. Mr. Davidson adds an interesting note, as follows : The story of Tannhauser is best known in the sophisticated...those who may be disposed to think with me, and also those who, though otherwise minded, are at liberty to alter their opinions, that "A new Ballad of Tannhauser...

...Tannhauser,' which is, fortunately, not ruined by the didactic aim the poet professes of laying the ghost " that still haunts the world— the idea of the inherent impurity of matter "— a purpose most readers would never divine without the help of the explanatory note. The...

...Tannhauser, which is fortunately not ruined by the didactic aim the poet professes of laying the ghost " that still haunts the world — the idea of the inherent impurity of nature " — a purpose most readers would never divine without the help of the explanatory note. The title...

...Venus and his Christian guilt. His note to the poem states explicitly his aim to lay the ghost 'of the unwholesome idea that still haunts the world — the idea of the inherent impurity of nature'. Oddly enough, not one of his critics appeared to notice in the collection one of his most accomplished...