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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Details
- 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 # G0446690228I4N10
- 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)
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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