Many kinds of equine characters grace these pages, from magnificent
war horses to cowboys' trusty steeds, from broken-down nags to
playful colts, from wild horses to dream horses. We encounter the
famous Trojan horse in Virgil's Aeneid, only to see it from a quite
different perspective in Matthea Harvey's whimsical 'Inside the
Good Idea'. Longfellow shows us Paul Revere defying an empire from
the back of a horse, while Shakespeare's Richard III vainly offers
his kingdom for one. Robert Burns's 'Auld Farmer' dotes
affectionately on his ageing mare, while Paul Muldoon's 'Glaucus'
is devoured by his fierce young fillies. Robert Frost's little
horse stopping by the woods is gently puzzled by human behaviour,
while Ted Hughes is dazzled by a stunning vision of horses at dawn,
'grey silent fragments/Of a grey silent world'. Mythical and
metaphorical horses cavort alongside vividly real ones in these
poems, whether they be humble servants, noble companions, beloved
friends or emblems of the wild beauty of the world beyond our
grasp.
General
Imprint: |
Everyman's Library
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Everyman's Library POCKET POETS |
Release date: |
June 2009 |
Authors: |
Carmela Ciuraru
|
Dimensions: |
166 x 115 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84159-784-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-84159-784-8 |
Barcode: |
9781841597843 |
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