Willis P. Hazard, Philadelphia
Undine, or the Water-Spirit, also, Sintram and his companions
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Title: Undine, or the Water-Spirit, also, Sintram and his companions
Author: Reverend Thomas Tracy
Publisher: Willis P. Hazard, Philadelphia
Published: 1860
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 238
Catalogs: Literarure, German Romance, Fantasy
Description: This work was translated by Reverend Thomas Tracy, and is also inscribed by him: "Franc--Accept this token of my regard. Great Barrington, June 11, 1861." This volume has the publisher's brown embossed cloth binding with glazed brown endpapers, gilded title on cover. Spine ends frayed, spine is somewhat faded. Some stitching is visible, but binding sound. A few light pencil notations. Decorative red fore-edge, pages have very slight browning at edges. Undine, or the Water Spirit, was originally published in 1811 and is an early German romance in which a water-spirit marries a knight in order to gain a soul. Sintram and his companions is a romance inspired by Albrecht Dürer's famous engraving Knight, Death, and the Devil. It might be considered an early fantasy, exploring the conflict between Christian ascetic love and pagan passion. Hardcover, good condition, 238 pages, 12mo.
Author: Reverend Thomas Tracy
Publisher: Willis P. Hazard, Philadelphia
Published: 1860
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 238
Catalogs: Literarure, German Romance, Fantasy
Description: This work was translated by Reverend Thomas Tracy, and is also inscribed by him: "Franc--Accept this token of my regard. Great Barrington, June 11, 1861." This volume has the publisher's brown embossed cloth binding with glazed brown endpapers, gilded title on cover. Spine ends frayed, spine is somewhat faded. Some stitching is visible, but binding sound. A few light pencil notations. Decorative red fore-edge, pages have very slight browning at edges. Undine, or the Water Spirit, was originally published in 1811 and is an early German romance in which a water-spirit marries a knight in order to gain a soul. Sintram and his companions is a romance inspired by Albrecht Dürer's famous engraving Knight, Death, and the Devil. It might be considered an early fantasy, exploring the conflict between Christian ascetic love and pagan passion. Hardcover, good condition, 238 pages, 12mo.
