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THE ROMANCE OF THE FAERY MELUSINE
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| By: |
Gareth Knight, Andre Lebey |
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Paperback |
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£13.00 |
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£12.09 |
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£0.91 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1908011327 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781908011329 |
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| Publisher: |
SKYLIGHT PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 July, 2011 |
| Pages: |
152 |
| Description: |
Based on the work of a 1920s French novelist, the medieval legend of the Faery Melusine of Lusignan is brought to the English-speaking world in a new retelling. |
| Synopsis: |
Springing from the heart of medieval France, The Romance of the Faery Melusine tells the story of Raymondin of Poitiers who accidentally kills his uncle while out hunting, and fleeing deep into the forest, encounters a faery by a fountain. Falling deeply into a mutual soul-love, the faery Melusine agrees to help Raymondin and to become his wife, on condition that he makes no attempt to see her between dusk and dawn each Saturday. On this basis the house of Lusignan thrives and prospers, until a series of treacherous events tempt Raymondin to violate his promise and shatter the magic which holds his faery wife to the human world. First rendered into written form in a text by Jean d'Arras in 1393, the legend of the Faery Melusine is well established in France, where she is credited with having founded the family, town and castle of Lusignan. However, it is very little known in the English-speaking world, despite the fact that Melusine originally hailed from Scotland.This new retelling by Gareth Knight translated from Andre Lebey's 1920s novel Le Roman de la Melusine captures the freshness of Lebey's telling of the legend and brings the benefit of Knight's expertise both in French literature and in the esoteric faery tradition. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Skylight Press |
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Non-returnable |
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