Fairy Poems

Name: Fairy Poems
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781841598291
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Series: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS

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Fairy Poems is a richly curated collection showcasing enchanting verses about fairies from various cultures and centuries. It features legendary beings such as elves, leprechauns, sprites, and selkies alongside iconic literary figures like Spenser's Faerie Queene, Shakespeare's Titania, and Keats's Belle Dame Sans Merci. The anthology spans classical and contemporary poets including Rimbaud, Goethe, Denise Levertov, Sylvia Plath, Neil Gaiman, and Patience Agbabi, offering a diverse and magical journey into the world of fairy lore.
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This treasury is perfect for poetry enthusiasts, fans of folklore and mythology, and readers who appreciate literary explorations of magical and mythical creatures.

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A deeply researched treasury of fairy poems from across the centuries and around the world.

Elves, changelings, leprechauns, pixies, brownies and sprites; England's Queen Mab, France's Melusine, Scandinavian nixies and Scottish selkies—these magical creatures are sometimes mischievous, sometimes dangerous, always enchanting. This collection brings together a diverse array of literary fairies: here are Spenser's Faerie Queene, Shakespeare's Titania, and Keats's Belle Dame Sans Merci. You will also find Rimbaud's Fairy, Goethe's Erl-King, Denise Levertov's Elves, Sylvia Plath's Lorelei, Christopher Okigbo's Watermaid, Neil Gaiman's The Fairy Reel, and Patience Agbabi's changeling boy (The Double).

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781841598291

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Contributors:

Edited by Lynne Greenberg
Edited by Lynne Greenberg

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 113.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 256

Collections

Arts & Culture General Fiction Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Penguin Books Poetry Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS

About the Author

Lynne Greenberg (External Editor) EDITOR BIOGRAPHY Lynne Greenberg is Associate Professor of Seventeenth-Century Literature at Hunter College, City University of New York. She has published extensively on early modern poetry and is the author of a memoir, The Body Broken. She lives in New York City.