Pyle, Howard
Pyle, Howard (1853–1911),well‐known American illustrator and author. Pyle lived in Delaware's Brandywine Valley near Wilmington for most of his life except for a brief apprenticeship in New York City and the ill‐fated European journey that ended with his death. Pyle's first successful book was The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883), a beautifully designed, illustrated and retold edition of the classic tales. Published simultaneously in Britain and America, the book's design won widespread critical accolades—even from William Morris, dean of the beautiful book. Pyle's Arthuriad, published 1903–10, demonstrates his continuing fascination with English tales of chivalry. The stylized medievalesque diction in which Pyle chose to relate these tales has been variously admired and criticized, but it does lend a tone of high seriousness to his rendition. In both the Robin Hood and Arthurian cycles,...
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