Marriage Poems Contributor(s): Hollander, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0679455159 ISBN-13: 9780679455158 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: sparking collection of poems about virtually every aspect of matrimony--courtships and weddings, adulteries and separations, domestic harmony, wedded bliss. Here are marriages made in many cultures and eras, delightfully evoked by poets ranging from Ovid and Omar Khayyam to D.H. Lawrence and Mona Van Duyn. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Family |
Dewey: 808.819 |
Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 4.5" W x 6.52" (0.51 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Event - Wedding - Holiday - Valentine's Day |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A sparkling collection of poems about virtually every aspect of matrimony: courtships and weddings, adulteries and separations, domestic harmony, wedded bliss. Here are marriages made in many cultures and eras, delightfully evoked by poets ranging from Shakespeare to Omar Khayy m to D.H. Lawrence and Mona Van Duyn. From the rapturous infatuation of the Song of Songs to Ovid's cynical advice on 'The Art of Deceiving a Husband, ' no facet of the matrimonial state remains unexplored. |