La Carne, la Morte e il Diavolo: Nella Letteratura Romantica [Limited Edition]

  • Firenze [Florence]: R. Carabba, 1930
By Mario Praz
Firenze [Florence]: R. Carabba, 1930. Very Good. [Firenze]: R. Carabba, [1930]. First Edition, Limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 274. Octavo; slightly later textured cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine; x,505pp.; twelve leaves of plates featuring thirteen illustrations (misnumbered fourteen in the table of contents and the title page but collated complete). Moderate wear to boards, front joint just starting to split, textblock uniformly toned due to inferior paper quality; Very Good and sound. Publisher's cancel affixed to title page.

The ltalian literary critic's magnum opus, a sweeping study of the macabre, the erotic, and the decadent in 18th and 19th century literature. The work was translated into English three years later under the title "The Romantic Agony.

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