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The Spirit of Man : an anthology in English & French from the Philosophers & Poets, made by the Poet Laureate in 1915 & dedicated by gracious permission to His Majesty the King / [compiled by Robert Bridges.
LIBRA - Rare PR1109 .B65
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930, compiler.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- English literature.
- French literature.
- Idealism in literature.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 336 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm
- Manufacture:
- [Oxford] : Printed in England at the Oxford University Press,
- Place of Publication:
- London : Longmans, Green & Co., 1916.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Book I. Nos. 1-65. Dissatisfaction; Retirement; Spiritual Desire; Idea of God; Spiritual Love & Praise
- Book II. Nos. 66-208. The Muses; Beauty is Truth; Fairyland; Romance; Childhood; Ideal Love; Nature; Spring & Lovers; Youth & Age
- Book III. Nos. 209-341. Mortality; Melancholy; Sorrow; Sin; Ethics & Conduct; Philosophies & Humanities
- Book IV. Nos. 342-449. Lovingkindness; Sympathies; Christian Charity; Myths; Christian Virtue; Vocation & Active Virtue; Social Virtue & Freedom; Heroism; The Happy Warrior; Life in Death; The Heavenly Kingdom.
- Notes:
- "The Title-page was designed by Mr. Emery Walker. The drawing is from Michelangelo's Fresco of the Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel."--Colophon.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy is second impression February 1916 and has ms. note "Robert Bridges" on title page.
- PR1109.B65: Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran 2022 has white paper boards with spine of different texture. Robert Bridges is printed beneath title on spine. Front free endpaper inscribed "L. Patience Tree from ? 1949" and preliminary page has "Goss/East K---".
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bridges, Robert Seymour, 1844-1930. Spirit of man.
- OCLC:
- 236332
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