Poetry - General & Miscellaneous, English Poetry, Greco-Roman Folklore & Mythology, Scottish Poetry, Love Poetry
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Overview
The Leaf and the Marble is an extended love poem. Beginning with a holiday in Italy, the poetry is transformed by passion and place into a meditation on the founding legends of the Classical world. Dido and Aeneas play a central role, the world of nature and the world of man are sharply contrasted. Rome and its empire were founded on the denial of love: the poet's task is to write love back.Synopsis
The Leaf and the Marble is an extended love poem. Beginning with a holiday in Italy, the poetry is transformed by passion and place into a meditation on the founding legends of the Classical world. Dido and Aeneas play a central role, the world of nature and the world of man are sharply contrasted. Rome and its empire were founded on the denial of love: the poet's task is to write love back.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 1999
Publisher
Carcanet Press, Limited
Pages
64
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781857544008