Shards of Love: Exile and the Origins of the Lyric
 Maria Rosa Menocal is America's foremost cultural critic: Anyone who thinks medieval literary criticism is dry is in for a pleasant shock when they pick up Maria Rosa Menocal's latest book. You may not agree with her, but she will change your world view [... more]
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Eros the Bittersweet
From the Classics: The Greeks did not cover everything but they made a pretty good start. Anne Carson has always been the queen of fitting classical allusions to the evident. The book could be described as an extended exploration of `Odi et amo: quare id [... more]
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The Hell With Love: Poems to Mend a Broken Heart
Cheaper and More Effective than Prozac: After a tempestuous break up that lasted much longer than it should have, I was left destitute emotionally. I was at a book store, eyes red, puffy, in a virtual haze, when a friend of mine ran this book over to me. [... more]
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Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
Beautiful: Rumi needs no praise from me and Barks' translation is beautiful, mysterious, and urgent. I find his introductions to the many sections especially moving. My only problem is that I ordered the book after I bought Barks' "The Essential [... more]
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Essential Poems (To Fall in Love With)
Romantic Love Gained and Lost: Daisy Goodwin has chosen poems to represent various stages of romantic love. Many of the poems are warm and cozy while others speak of distance and disdain. In modern poetry books it is often difficult to find poems that [... more]
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101 Classic Love Poems
Author: McGraw-Hill Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 811 EAN: 9780071419291 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071419292 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2003-05-12 [... more]
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Heroides (Penguin Classics)
very interesting book, but.....: I recommend this interesting book for everyone who is intersted in the "classical Greek & Roman world". However, I prefer to read it in the original Latin texts. And if you don't read the ancient Latin [... more]
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The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart (Arkana)
Reflections on the path of the heart: For Khalil Gibran, love was a way perhaps a supreme way of achieving self-realization and completeness as a human being. Anyone can live their life transformed by the all consuming power of an encounter with " [... more]
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Selected Poems and Fragments (Penguin Classics)
excellent translations: As a german reader I must say that the author had made excellent translations. You have the feeling that he translated with heart - very rich in his speech and sometimes surprising. Some verses of Hoelderlin, which are strange and [... more]
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The Love Poems (Oxford World's Classics)
Beautiful Poetry, Prudish Editor: The poetry here is racy, beautiful, funny, and provocative. The translations are well done (who am I to judge?), preserving the original intent and meaning, but the notes tend a little on the prudish side. While the [... more]
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Grow Long, Blessed Night: Love Poems from Classical India
Outstanding Work Reveals Beauty of India Poetry: This is the most beautiful collection of poems I have read anywhere. Catch these love poems and fall in love. Author: Martha Ann Selby Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 891.2100803543 EAN: 978019512 [... more]
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Catullus: The Complete Poems (Oxford World's Classics)
For students only: As a Latin student of Catullus, this book was recommended to me as a guide. While the format is great for students, Latin on the left side, English on the other, I have one serious quarrel with the translation. The translator takes [... more]
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