The Age of Chivalry or Legends of King Arthur [VINTAGE 1897]
Bulfinch, Thomas; Hale, E.E. (editor)
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Verkäufer Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 20. März 2019
Beschreibung
Good condition green cloth boards with bright gold front cover and spine lettering. The lower board edge has some blotching and the lower spine edge shows wear (see photographs). The front blank endpaper is moderately foxed. All other pages are in fine condition and the spine is tight and square. Includes Dedication; Preface by Edward E. Hale, August 9, 1883; and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings, some of which are produced on full page plates. "In this edition the book has been materially enlarged in one or two directions. Since Mr. Bulfinch wrote, Mr. Tennyson, who has drawn so largely on these legends, has published several additional "Idylls of the King," from which I have added some illustrations. I have also taken advantage of the greate space to retain the original language of Sir Thomas Mallory in many of the stories where Mr. Bulfinch thought it necessary to abridge, and I have inserted one or two new stories from the "Mabinogeon." And lastly, I hve added several new chapters, with a view of showing what the Age of Chivalry was in English history as a means of illustration of the tales of the Knights of King Arthur's time. For this purpose I have drawn upon Froissart and any other ancient chroniclers whose narratives seemed to suit my purpose, as well as upon Bishop Percy's collection of old English ballads and Ritson's ballads on Robin Hood. I have hoped that young readers who see the freshness and spirit of Froissart and the others may thus be induced to study history in the originals rather than be satisfied with the limping compilations and abridgments of modern writers. - from the Preface by Edward E. Hale, August 9, 1883. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003608
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Age of Chivalry or Legends of King ...
Verlag: S.W. Tilton & Co. / Lee & Shepard, Boston, MA
Erscheinungsdatum: 1897
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
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