Love Songs and Sonnets

Informationen zum Autor Peter Washington is the editor of many of the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets, including  Love Poems, and is the author of Madame Blavatsky's  Baboon: A History of the Mystics, Mediums , and  Misfits Who Brought Spiritualism to America. Klappentext The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Love Songs and Sonnets includes Ronsard's famous sonnets to Helene, Dorothy Parker's sardonic reflections on men and Anne Bradstreet's touching poem "To my Husband." Shakespeare is here, of course, and Burnas, whose comparison of his love to a red, red rose remains one of the most celebrated of all poetic similes. This edition also includes a variety of delights by everyone from Thomas Wyatt to Langston Hughes, from Aphra Behn to John Updike. With a Foreword by Peter Washington, and an index of first lines.The Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Love Songs and Sonnets includes Ronsard's famous sonnets to Helene, Dorothy Parker's sardonic reflections on men and Anne Bradstreet's touching poem "To my Husband." Shakespeare is here,  of course, and Burnas, whose comparison of his love to a red, red rose remains one of the most celebrated of all poetic similes. This edition also includes a variety of delights by everyone from Thomas Wyatt to Langston Hughes, from Aphra Behn to John Updike. With a Foreword by Peter Washington, and an index of first lines.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Washington
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter Washington (Editore)
• Editore: Everyman s Library PRH USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.01.1997
• EAN: 9780679454656
• ISBN: 978-0-679-45465-6
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 115 mm x 166 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Everyman's library; Everyman's Library Pocket Poet; Everyman's library; Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series; Everyman's Library; Everyman's Library Pocket Poet
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Poetry, POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors)