Illusions in landscape

Motif

Illusions in landscape.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Illusions. · view the constellation · filed as K1886

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary CrystallizationFaust: A Tragedy, First Part, Scene 3 (The Study I)

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Illusions.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Mirage. Illusory water and land Mists which lead astray Mock sunrise. Contract is to be fulfilled at dawn. Wolf makes fire as mock sunrise. Is caught Travelers mistake brushwood at a distance for a ship Companions separated by illusory city Illusory shapes of animals made to appear on hilltops Illusory mountain (hill)

Filed beside it

Deception by legerdemain Camouflage Deception by sham blood. By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding Absent person seems to be present Illusory enemies Illusion of death Dead made to appear alive Illusory sounds Illusory light Other illusions

Travels with

House seems to be afire. (Cf. K1886.)

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