Under The Hill: Or The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780548386170)

""Under The Hill: Or The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser"" is a book by Audrey Beardsley that tells the story of Tannhauser, a knight who is seduced by the goddess Venus and taken to her underground palace. Tannhauser becomes trapped in Venus' world and forgets about his former life, but eventually longs to return to the world above. He is eventually released from Venus' spell and returns to the human world, but is shunned by society for his association with the goddess. The book explores themes of desire, temptation, and the consequences of giving into one's desires. It is a re-telling of a medieval German legend, and features Beardsley's unique artistic style.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Audrey Beardsley,John Glassco
ISBN-10: 054838617X
ISBN-13: 9780548386170
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/23/2007
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d