THE SYMBOLIC ROSE
By Barbara Seward
The use of the rose as a symbol is traditional in world litera–
ture. Miss Seward examines its use by Dante, early English
writers, French romantics and symbolists, and many writers
of the present century, including D. H. Lawrence, Virginia
Woolf, Henry Green and Edith Sitwell. Three chapters are
devoted to the symbolic roses of Yeats, Eliot and J oyce.
233 PAGES
$5.00
THE SOVIET DESIGN
FOR A WORLD STATE
By Elliot R. Goodman
What would the Communist world order be like if the Krem-
lin achieved its long-range goals? Professor Goodman analyzes
many strands of Soviet ideology, including the revival of
Russian nationalism, and "peaceful coexistence." He discusses
the projected Soviet world political structure and Soviet views
on the development of a single world culture and a world
language. Soviet claims that their expanding state is voluntary
are contrasted with the Soviet theory and practice of the
use of force.
531 PAGES
$6.75
THE NYMPH OF FIESOLE
By Giovanni Boccaccio
A Translation of NINFALE FIESOLANO
by
Daniel
J.
Donno
T he first translation into English from the Italian of Boccac–
cio's NINFALE FIESOLANO. Dedicated to the "sovereign Lord
of Love," this verse novella tells of the love of Africo for
Mensola, a nymph of Diana. The tale is a simple one distin–
guished by a clear, unpretentious style. The ingenuous golden–
age setting, the youthful, untutored lovers, and the uncom–
plicated plot-with its conflict of a natural emotion and
unnatural restraints-all contribute to an impression of
freshness and innocence.
149 PAGES
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$3.50
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