The earthly paradise : a poem
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- 1868-1870
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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.
v. 1-2. An apolgy. 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 Crœsus; The watching of the falcon. August: Pygmalion and the image; Ogier the Dane.--v. 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. 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.
- Creator
Morris, William, 1834-1896
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- HathiTrust
- Contributing Institution
- University of Michigan
- Publisher
- London : F.S. Ellis
- Type
- text
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- Language materialElectronic resource
- Language
- English
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- Public domain. Learn more at http://www.hathitrust.org/access_use
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896. The earthly paradise : a poem. 1868-1870. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001024180. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896, (1868-1870) The earthly paradise : a poem. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001024180
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- Morris, William, 1834-1896. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001024180>.