Kathleen Raine — Ninfa Revisited: A New Poem
London, Enitharmon Press, 1968. First edition. Paperback. A very smart signed limited copy of this poem by Kathleen Raine. Signed by the author to the colophon. A numbered, limited copy, being number 279 out of 325. In the publisher's original wraps, with the original wrap-around band.Kathleen Raine, a British poet, critic and scholar, was best known for her various interests in spirituality, most notably Platonism and Neoplatonism. This poem 'Ninfa Revisited', makes references to these philosophical and spiritual worlds, with further mention of English poet and painter, William Blake, of whom Raine would frequently write about. In the publisher's wraps, with the original wrap-around band. Externally, very smart, with slight sunning to the wraps and band. With light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Author's signature to the colophon. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .