Books and Libraries

Poems

Andrew Scrimgeour, Various, Andrew Scrimgeour

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Everyman's Library
24 September 2023

Poetry anthologies; Publishing industry

Series: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS

"An utterly enchanting book about books, this poetry anthology spans the globe and the ages testifying to the passion books and libraries have inspired.

A remarkably diverse treasury of literary celebrations, Books and Libraries is sure to take pride of place on the shelves of the book-obsessed.

Books have long captured the imagination of readers everywhere, commanding their love, earning their veneration. For Emily Dickinson they are frigates that 'take us Lands away'; for Wordsworth they are 'a substantial world, both pure and good'; Alberto Rios calls them 'the deli offerings of civilization itself'. This affection extends to the hallowed gathering places of the written word- libraries where one can best hear ""a choir of authors murmuring inside their books,"" as Billy Collins has it; bookshops, especially second-hand ones, 'too small for the worlds they hold, where words that sing you to sleep, stories that stalk your dreams, open like windows in a wall' (Gillian Clarke).

The poets collected here include Catullus, Horace, T'ao Ch'ien, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Ronsard, Lope de Vega, Shakespeare, Marvell, Blake, Pope and Keats; more recent luminaries include Brecht, Cavafy, Gabriela Mistral, Dylan Thomas, Iku Takenaka, Pablo Neruda, Wislawa Szymborska, Anne Stevenson, Maya Angelou, Derek Walcott, John Burnside and Ian McMillan."

By: Various
Edited by: Andrew Scrimgeour, Andrew Scrimgeour
Imprint: Everyman's Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 113mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 241g
ISBN: 9781841598239
ISBN 10: 1841598232
Series: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 24 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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