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The spirit of romance; an attempt to define somewhat the charm of the pre-renaissance literature of Latin Europe / by Ezra Pound, M. A. author of "Personæ" and "Exultations"
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poetry, Medieval--History and criticism.
- Poetry, Medieval.
- Romance-language literature--History and criticism.
- Romance-language literature.
- Penn Provenance:
- University of Pennsylvania. Library (stamp) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, x, 251 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Manufacture:
- Edinburgh : Printed by Turnbull and Spears.
- Place of Publication:
- London : J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 29 and 30 Bedford Street, [1910]
- Contents:
- The phantom dawn.
- Il miglior fabbro [Arnaut Daniel]
- Proença
- Geste and romance.
- La dolce lingua toscana.
- Il maestro [Dante]
- Montcorbier, alias Villon.
- The quality of Lope de Vega.
- Camoens.
- Poeti latini.
- Notes:
- Based on a series of lectures Pound delivered at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London between 1908 and 1909.
- First edition consists of ten chapters and a preface. 1929 reprint was heavily edited by Pound and additional chapter was added in the 1932 printing.
- With half-title.
- Title-page printed in red and black.
- No copyright information.
- Olive-brown cloth boards lettered in gilt on spine. Top edge stained gilt.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has embossed stamp of University of Pennsylvania Library.
- OCLC:
- 1726585
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