Author: KLEEN, TYRA:
Title: En Psykesaga. Stockholm 1902.
Description: . 4to. Pp. (vi), 9-101. With thirty illustrations by Kleen, of which fifteen are full page including the title page. Original green cloth, printed in black on upper cover, some minor staining on covers. With inscription by the author. Old ownership stamp on free endpaper. First edition.An illustrated poetic tale filled with mythological and symbolist references. The story is a reformulation of the myth of Cupid and the Psyche, but with a new independent medium. The tale was originally written in the 2nd century AD and concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (soul) and Cupid (desire) and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage. Since then, the story has been retold in drama, poetry, and opera and is widely depicted in painting, sculpture, etc. Rare.

Keywords: Art Nouveau, poem, poetry, literature, symbolism, sweden, swedish, illustrated, saga, mythology,


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