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The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time

The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time Paperback - 2003

by Leslie Pockell

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Here, in one compact volume, is a greatest hits collection of the 100 best loved poems ever written by 100 of the world's greatest poets. This essential anthology is ideal for the romantic--and will inspire any cynic.

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Grand Central Publishing, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time
  • Author Leslie Pockell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grand Central Publishing, New York
  • Date 2003
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0446690228I4N01
  • ISBN 9780446690225 / 0446690228
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.14 x 5.28 x 0.39 in (20.68 x 13.41 x 0.99 cm)
  • Themes
    • Holiday: Valentine's Day
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Love poetry, American, Love poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002069012
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.008

Summary

Here, in one compact volume, is a greatest hits collection of the 100 bets love poems ever written by 100 of the world's greatest poets. This essential anthology is ideal for the romantic-and will inspire any cynic. The poets included range throughout the history of world literature: from the Classics (Sappho, Catullus) and Renaissance (Shakespeare, Donne, Dante) to the Romantics (Shelly, Keats, Wordsworth) and 20th century giants (Frost, Lorca, Graves), right down to the present day (Viorst, Patchen, Neruda). Each poem features a brief introduction, which details the poet's life history as well as the poem's significance

First line

This is a brief except from a larger work blending prose and poetry, in which Dante celebrates his idealized love for Beatrice.

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Citations

  • BookPage, 02/01/2003, Page 15
  • Kliatt, 07/01/2003, Page 36
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/20/2003, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 01/20/2003, Page 78

About the author

Leslie Pockell is the editor of The 100 Best Poems of All Time.