Golden Cities, Far ed. Lin Carter (Ballantine, October 1970, 02045-6, 95¢, xviii+299pp, pb, an)
Collection of ancient and medieval tales, each with a separate introduction by Carter.
- ix · Here There Be Dragons · Lin Carter · in
- · Part 1: From the Ancient East
- 3 · How Nefer-ka-ptah Found the Book of Thoth · Brian Brown · ex The Wisdom of the Egyptians by Brian Brown, Brentano's, 1928
retold from the ancient Egyptian.
- 15 · Descent of Ishtar to the Netherworld · translated by Lin Carter · pm; a new translation from the Sumerian Angalta Kigalshe.
- · Part 2: The World of the Arabian Nights
- 29 · Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou · Antoine Galland · nv (r), uncredited.
translated from the French (“Histoire de prince Ahmed et de la fée Pari-Banou”, Les Mille et une Nuits, Claude Barbin, 1704-1717).
- 63 · The Talisman of Oromanes · James Ridley · nv Tales of the Genii by James Ridley, London, 1765
- · Part 3: Medieval Lore and Legend
- 111 · Wars of the Giants of Albion · Geoffrey of Monmouth; translated by Wayland Smith · ex; an adaptation of a 1718 translation by Aaron Thompson.
translated from the Latin (Historia Regum Britanniae, ca. 1136).
- 129 · Forty Singing Seamen · Alfred Noyes · pm Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems by Alfred Noyes, F.A. Stokes, 1906
- · Part 3: The Carolingian Cycle
- 139 · Shadowy Lord of Mommur · translated by Robert Steele · ex Huon of Bordeaux by trans. Robert Steele, George Allen, 1895; ca. 1191.
retold by Steele from the 1540 trans. by Sir John Bourchier.
- 169 · Olivier’s Brag · Anatole France; translated by Alfred Allinson · ss The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche, Dodd, Mead, 1909
- · Part 4: Fabulists and Fairy Tales
- 181 · The White Bull · Voltaire · nv 1774
- 217 · The Yellow Dwarf · Madame d’Aulnoy · nv A Collection of Novels and Tales of the Fairies by Countess d'Anois, W. Taylor and W. Chetwood, 1721
translated from the French (“Le nain jaune”, Contes Nouvelles ou les Fées à la Mode, 1698).
- · Part 5: The Great Romances
- 243 · Arcalaus the Enchanter · Vasco de Lobeira; translated by Robert Southey · ex Amadis of Gaul by trans. Robert Southey, London, 1803; ca. 1380.
- 262 · Isle of Wonders · Vasco de Lobeira; translated by Robert Southey · ex Amadis of Gaul by trans. Robert Southey, London, 1803; ca. 1380.
- 273 · Palace of Illusions · Ludovico Ariosto; translated by Richard Hodgens · ex
a new prose translation from the original Italian.
- 299 · A Concluding Word · Lin Carter · aw
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