The earthly paradise : a poem / by William Morris
1910, New Edition. London ; New York : Longmans, Green, and Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443910
Physical description; 428 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; A series of twenty-four tales, two for each month of the year; twelve from classical sources; the other twelve, chiefly from medieval Latin, French and Icelandic originals. Contents; An apology. Prologue : The wanderers. The author to the reader. March : Atalanta's race. The man born to be king. April : Doom of King Acrisius. The proud king. May : Story of Cupid and Psyche. Writing on the image. June : Love of Alcestis. Lady of the land. July : Son of Croesus. Watching of the falcon. August : Pygmalion and the image. Ogier the Dane. September : Death of Paris. Land east of the sun and west of the moon. October : Story of Acontius and Cydippe. The man who never laughed again. November : Story of Rhodope. Lovers of Gudrum. December : Golden apples. Fostering of Aslaug. January : Bellerophon at Argos. The ring given to Venus. February : Bellerophon in Lycia. Hill of Venus. Epilogue. L'envoi. Subjects; Literature, Medieval Paraphrases, tales, etc. Mythology, Greek. Literature, Medieval ; Paraphrases.
Price: €75.00