The Random House Treasury of Favorite Love Poems

by Natalia Sucre

Book Overview

Favorite love poems of the ages--from medieval times to the 21st century--honoring love in its many stages: from longing to rapture, worship to dedication, torment to tenderness. ?Features more than... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375707689
• ISBN13: 9780375707681
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Random House Reference Publishing
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Beautiful

I have fallen in love with this book. It is simply gorgeous the way that poets have taken love and turned it into verses that can make you cry. Any fan of poetry would agree.

Perfect

This book would make a wonderful gift from one spouse to another. First of all, the book itself is very attractive - it's a little larger than pocket-sized, with red leather binding and a ribbon to hold your place. Secondly, it's a wonderful collection of love poems, and the poems themselves are a varied group: scorned love, satisfied love, unrequieted love. There's something for everyone here. The book contains the more famous love poems that everyone is familiar with, but it also features some lesser-known works that I'd never read before. I have dog-eared so many pages! I can't pick a favorite!

Amazing!

This is an amazing book. It combines everything about poetry, from love to friendship. I personally loved it, and read a bit of it everyday. Not to mention, I actually keep it by my bedside.It's a must-buy for those who love poetry!

A Love-ly Anthology

Anthologies are all about balance. In this new treasury of love poems, balance is never lacking. The poems range from grave to humorous, old favorites to obscure gems, Shakespeare to e.e. cummings. Some are long, some short. Some are flowery and lyrical, others succinct. Every poem is different, and every poem is a winner.Even the common theme of love does not interfere with the diversity of this collection. We have here eternal love, unrequited love, pure lust, love between friends, love in marriage, lost love, confused love, and even (gasp) lesbian love.There's no shortage of poetry anthologies on the market, but anthologies as perfectly assembled as this are rare.