Endymion in England : The Literary History of a Greek Myth / Edward S. Lecomte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lecomte, Edward S., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1944]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Traces the use of the Ancient Greek Endymion myth throughout English literary history, with a focus on non-dramatic verse. It begins by looking at the original myth, then examines how and why it changed in English literature.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

I. The Ancient Myth: A Kaleidoscopic View

II. Endymion: Recalling the Scene

III. Endymion in Court Intrigue

IV. Drayton

V. The Trivial Endymion

VI. Endymion Interpreted

VII. Keats

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231881579

0231881576

OCLC:

1100440039