A Masque of Days; From the Last Essays of Elia
A Masque of Days; From the Last Essays of Elia
By Walter Crane
31 Oct, 2019
This book 'A Masque Of Days, From The Last Essays Of Elia' was originally published in 1901. The masque was a courtly feast involving dance, theatre, music, and song popular in sixteenth-century Europe and this work is a charming allegorical tale in
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This book 'A Masque Of Days, From The Last Essays Of Elia' was originally published in 1901. The masque was a courtly feast involving dance, theatre, music, and song popular in sixteenth-century Europe and this work is a charming allegorical tale in which the guests at such a masque are The Days of the year, whose invitations are brought to them by twelve foot-pages called The Hours. Guests include Pay Day, who arrives late, Rainy Day dressed in wet stockings, and Wedding Day, who wears his marriage finery. Less