The earthy paradise
Subtitle: a poem
By: By William Morris ...
Publisher: Roberts brothers
Published: 1888
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Medieval Literature; Adaptations; Greek Mythology
Notes: "Author's edition."

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.
Table of contents: title: [v.1] An apology. 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.; title: [v.2] 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.; title: [v.3] 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.