The Arts of Orpheus by Ivan M. Linforth

The Arts of Orpheus by Ivan M. Linforth, published in 1941. A comprehensive study of the Greek mythological figure Orpheus and his influence on the arts.  Sections Include: Evidence Earlier Than 300 B.C. Concerning Orpheus, Evidence Later than 300 B.C. Concerning Orphic Rites and Institutions, Texts Containing the Names of Particular Deities, Collation of the Evidence, The Orphics, Myth of the Dismemberment of Dionysus. Hardcover with original dust jacket with light shelfwear to corners and ends of jacket.