Wood Beyond the World (eBook)

William Morris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
272 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-82129-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Facsimile edition of a superbly illustrated medieval adventure fantasy from the legendary Kelmscott Press. One of the first novels to combine reality and the supernatural, which inspired Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, others.

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The name Kelmscott bears a legendary and magical sound among bibliophiles. When William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in 1890, he combined his medieval craft ideals with his skills as one of Britain's most sophisticated, progressive designers. He achieved his goal — the creation of books as beautiful as those of the Middle Ages — by abandoning many of the commercial practices of his day. Morris designed types of great elegance and reintroduced color into the body of the page, adding life to the printed word.Even if there were enough copies for everyone who wanted one, the cost of original Kelmscott books is prohibitively expensive. For this reason, Dover Publications has reissued one of Morris's most noteworthy books in a photographic facsimile that retains the enchantment of the original edition. More than an exquisitely produced book, The Wood Beyond the World ranks among the finest of Morris's prose-romances, a wonderful fantasy in a medieval setting, brimming with high adventure and flights of fancy. This superbly illustrated novel was among the first to combine reality and the supernatural, and it served as inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and countless other fantasists.

Autor

Polymath William Morris (1834–96) was a prolific writer of novels and essays as well as a translator of medieval texts. Although best known in his lifetime as a poet, Morris is chiefly remembered today for his designs, which he issued from his highly successful decorative arts firm. He also founded the Kelmscott Press, which he dedicated to the hand-printing of a select number of beautiful books.

Inhalt

I. Of Golden Walter and his FatherII. Golden Walter Takes Ship to Sail the SeasIII. Walter Heareth Tidings of the Death of His FatherIV. Storm Befalls the Bartholomew, & She is Driven Off Her CourseV. Now They Come to a New LandVI. The Old Man Tells Walter of Himself. Walter Sees a Shard in the Cliff WallVII. Walter Comes to the Shard in the Rock WallVIII.Walter Wends the WasteIX. Walter Happeneth on the First of Those Three CreaturesX. Walter Happeneth on Another Creature in the Strange LandXI. Walter Happeneth on the MistressXII. The Wearing of Four Days in the Wood Beyond the WorldXIII. Now is the Hunt UpXIV. The Hunting of the HartXV. The Slaying of the QuarryXVI. Of the King's Son & the MaidXVII. Of the House and the Pleasance in the WoodXVIII. The Maid Gives Walter TrystXIX. Walter Goes to Fetch Home the Lion's HideXX. Walter is Bidden to Another TrystXXI. Walter and the Maid Flee from the Golden HouseXXII. Of the Dwarf and the PardonXXIII. Of the Peaceful Ending of that Wild DayXXIV. The Maid Tells of What Had Befallen HerXXV. Of the Triumphant Summer Array of the MaidXXVI. They Come to the Folk of the BearsXXVII. Morning Amongst the BearsXXVIII. Of the New God of the BearsXXIX. Walter Strays in the Pass & is Sundered from the MaidXXX. Now They Meet AgainXXXI. They Come Upon New FolkXXXII. Of the New King of the City and Land of Stark-wallXXXIII. Concerning the Fashion of King-making in Stark-wallXXXIV. Now Cometh the Maid to the KingXXXV. Of the King of Stark-wall and his QueenXXXVI. Of Walter and the Maid in the Days of the Kingship

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.4.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 386 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• ISBN-10: 0-486-82129-3 / 0486821293
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82129-0 / 9780486821290