Author | : Thomas De Quincey |
File Size | : 45,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 16 April 2019 |
ISBN | : 1094835617 |
Pages | : 30 pages |
Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow by Thomas De Quincey Book PDF Summary
Beginning with a discussion of Levana, the ancient Roman goddess of childbirth, De Quincey imagines three companions for her: Mater Lachrymarum, Our Lady of Tears; Mater Suspiriorum, Our Lady of Sighs; and Mater Tenebrarum, Our Lady of Darkness.