Poems of Rome

Hardback

Main Details

Title Poems of Rome
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Karl Kirchwey
SeriesEveryman's Library POCKET POETS
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 165,Width 112
Category/GenrePoetry
ISBN/Barcode 9781841598116
ClassificationsDewey:808.81935845632
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Everyman
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publication Date 1 February 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A beautiful hardback anthology of poems inspired by the art and architecture of the Eternal City. Poems of Rome ranges across the centuries and contains the work of poets from many cultures and times, from ancient Rome to contemporary America. Designed to lend itself to those visiting the city - whether in person or imagination - the book is divided into sections by place. Its pages lead the reader from the Roman Forum to the Colosseum, from the Vatican to the Villa Sciarra, from the Pantheon to the Palatine Hill, all seen through the eyes of poets who have been dazzled by these glorious sites for centuries. The poets range from Horace, Ovid, Virgil and Martial through Du Bellay and Rilke to Pasolini and Pavese, with a strong cast of 19th-century travellers - Byron, Keats, Wordsworth, Clough, Browning, Swinburne, Hardy, Wilde, Longfellow - and a varied selection of modern poets including Elizabeth Jennings, Cecil Day Lewis, Joseph Brodsky, Jorie Graham, James Wright and Rosanna Warren. A collection as dazzling as the great city itself.