Psyche Or The Legend Of Love

By Mary Tighe

Book Overview

Psyche Or The Legend Of Love is a novel written by Mary Tighe. The book is a retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Psyche and Cupid, a story of love, betrayal, and redemption. The novel follows the life of Psyche, a beautiful mortal woman who falls in love with Cupid, the god of love. However, their love is forbidden, and Psyche must go through a series of trials to prove her worthiness to the gods. Along the way, she encounters jealousy, deception, and danger, but ultimately discovers the true meaning of love and the power of forgiveness. The book is written in a poetic style and is considered a classic of Romantic literature. It explores themes of love, beauty, and the human condition, and has been praised for its vivid imagery and emotional depth.Mid the thick covert of that woodland shade, A flowery bank there lay undressed by art, But of the mossy turf spontaneous made; Here the young branches shot their arms athwart, And wove the bower so thick in every part, That the fierce beams of Phoebus glancing strong .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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419143360
• ISBN13: 9781419143366
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.4"