The First Love Stories: From Isis and Osiris to Tristan and Iseult - Softcover

Wolkstein, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060922729 ISBN 13: 9780060922726

Publisher: Perennial, 1992

Synopsis

Passion, joy, and longing abound in seven original classic love stories, newly retold by a master storyteller. Wolkstein has vividly re-created unforgettable myths of love, published together in a single collection for the first time. Includes "Inanna and Dumuzi," "Shiva and Sati," "The Song of Songs," "Psyche and Eros," and more.

About this title

About the Author:

Diane Wolkstein is the author of over thirteen award-winning books of folklore for adults and children, including Inanna: Queen of Heaven and Earth (with Samuel Noah Kramer) and The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales. She also lectures and performs widely. She lives in New York City.

Review:

Diane Wolkstein is surely one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century --Jean Huston, Ph.D. Author of The Search for the Beloved

"A splendid collection of indispensable tales of love, handsomely retold...” --Barry Ulanov, Professor Emeritus of Literature, Barnard College

"It is creation itself we experience as we read her book..." --Olivier Bernier, Lecturer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0060922729
• ISBN 13: 9780060922726
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288