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Title

Echoes of Hellas: The tale of Troy & The story of Orestes from Homer & Æschylus with introductory essay & sonnets by Prof. George C. Warr, M.A., presented in 82 designs by Walter Crane.

Publication

London [New York, etc.] M. Ward & company limd., 1887-88.

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Additional Authors

• Homer.
• Aeschylus.
• Warr, George C. W. (George Charles Winter), 1845-1901.
• Crane, Walter, 1845-1915.
• Goldschmidt, Otto, 1829-1907.
• Lawson, Malcolm Leonard, 1849-
• Parratt, Walter, 1841-1924.
• Monk, William Henry, 1823-1889.

Description

2 v. illus.; 38 cm.

Note

• "The 'Tale of Troy' is composed of selections from the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer ... translated [by Prof. Warr] as they stand, a few lines only being transposed ... The 'Story of Orestes' is an abridged version of the Orestean trilogy of Aeschylus."--Pref.
• The second volume, containing the choral music to the plays, has title: Echoes of Hellas. Pianoforte arrangement of the music composed by Otto Goldschmidt, Malcolm Lawson, Walter Parratt, and W.H. Monk.
• The first vol. (text and illustrations) is printed in black and terra-cotta, and has illustrated t.-p. in the two colors. The drawings were made with the brush upon lithographic zinc plates.

Call Number

*KL+ (Echoes of Hellas)

LCCN

16014425

OCLC

9868074

Title

Echoes of Hellas: The tale of Troy & The story of Orestes from Homer & Æschylus with introductory essay & sonnets by Prof. George C. Warr, M.A., presented in 82 designs by Walter Crane.

Imprint

London [New York, etc.] M. Ward & company limd., 1887-88.

Local Note

An edition of 250 copies printed. no. 87.

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Added Author

Homer.

Aeschylus.

Warr, George C. W. (George Charles Winter), 1845-1901.

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915.

Goldschmidt, Otto, 1829-1907.

Lawson, Malcolm Leonard, 1849-

Parratt, Walter, 1841-1924.

Monk, William Henry, 1823-1889.

Research Call Number

*KL+ (Echoes of Hellas)