The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry by Jon Stallworthy - ISBN: 9780141010977
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Timeless verses explore love’s many facets: passion, friendship, and enduring affection.

The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    27 September 2018

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Summary

Love itself might be blind, but over millennia it has inspired some of the most perceptive and visionary poetry ever written. From the fragments of Sappho, to the sonnets of Shakespeare and the Romantic verses of Byron, Keats and Shelley, right through to Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy, The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry collates and curates the very finest poems on this subject from across cultures and ages. Whether it’s the burning passion of two young lovers, the steady compa…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141010977
ISBN-10:0141010975
Author:Jon Stallworthy, Penguin
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Edition:2nd
Release Date:27 September 2018
Weight:316g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 25mm
About The Author

Jon Stallworthy

Jon Stallworthy was educated at Rugby, in the West African Frontier Force, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry. He is now Professor of English Literature at Oxford.

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