It has often been said that love, both sacred and profane, is the only true subject of the lyric poem. Nothing better justifies this claim than the splendid poems in this volume, which range from the writings of ancient China to those of modern-day America and represent, at its most piercing, a universal experience of the human soul.
- ISBN10 1857157052
- ISBN13 9781857157055
- Publish Date 21 October 1993
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Everyman's Library
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English