Wyspiański Stanisław, Achilleis. Dramatic Scenes [1st edition].

Wyspiański Stanisław, Achilleis. Sceny dramatyczne, by the author, Cracow 1903, rebound at the University Printing House, edition I, edition of 4008 pieces, p. 174, dimensions 13 x 19.5 cm. Cover design by Stanisław Wyspiański [The vignette on the cover is an exaggeration from a reproduction of a painting on the inside of a Greek canopy by Sozias from the 5th century B.C.]. Half cloth binding with original cover pasted on the face. Rubbing of the binding. Marginalia on rear pastedown and cover.

First edition of a drama by Stanislaw Wyspianski.
"Achilleis" is 26 loose dramatic scenes, contrasted in mood, based on the themes of "The Iliad". The author replaced the traditional classical vision of Greece with a vision of heroic, primordial Greece, permeated with pessimism. The story of the siege and fall of Troy becomes the starting point for reflections on the passing of nations and cultures.