Here, in this compact volume, is a greatest hits collection of the 100 best poems ever written by the world's greatest poets. This essential collection is perfect for the poetry lover who wants to carry around their favourite poems, and ideal for the reader seeking an introduction to the greatest poems world literature has to offer. The authors included are each represented by his or her best-known and best-loved work, from the Classics (Homer, Sappho, Virgil, Ovid) to the Renaissance (Dante, Petrarch, Villon, Shakespeare) to the Romantics (Schiller, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats) to the 20th Century giants (Pound, Eliot, Frost, Stevens) down to the present day (Ginsberg, Plath, Angelou). Each poem is introduced by a brief head note which details the poet's life history as well as the poem's significance.
- ISBN10 0446676810
- ISBN13 9780446676816
- Publish Date 1 March 2001
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 September 2008
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Little, Brown & Company
- Imprint Warner Books
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 208
- Language English