Description |
3 v. |
Series |
Library of English literature ; LEL 20797-99
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Note |
Title vignettes. |
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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 |
v.1. (parts 1-2) An apology. Prologue: The wanderers. The author to the reader. March: Atalanta's race. The man born to be king. April: The doom of King Acrisius, The proud king. May: The story of Cupid and Psyche, The writing on the image. June: The love of Alcestis, The lady of the land. July: The son of Croesus, The watching of the falcon. August: Pygmalion and the image, Ogier the Dane -- v.2. (part 3) September: The death of Paris, The land east of the sun and west of the moon. October: The story of Accontius and Cydippe, The man who never laughed again. November: The story of Rhodope, The lovers of Gudrun -- v.3. (part 4) December: The golden apples, The fostering of Aslaug. January: Bellerophon at Argos. The ring given to Venus. February: Bellerophon in Lycia, The hill of Venus. Epilogue. L'envoi. |
Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1970. 3 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English Literature ; LEL 20797-99) |
Note |
s 1970 ilu n |
Subject |
Literature, Medieval -- Paraphrases, tales, etc.
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Mythology, Greek.
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