{"product_id":"a-minor-poet-and-other-verse-paperback","title":"A Minor Poet and Other Verse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Minor Poet and Other Verse\u003c\/i\u003e (1884) is a poetry collection by Amy Levy. Published when the poet was only twenty-three years old, \u003ci\u003eA Minor Poet and Other Verse\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a pioneering writer and feminist whose poetry and prose explores the concept of the New Woman while illuminating the realities of Jewish life in nineteenth century London. \"I am sad \/ Here in this gracious city, whose white walls \/ Gleam snow-like in the sunlight; whose fair shrines \/ Are filled with wondrous images of gods; \/ Upon whose harbour's bosom ride tall ships, \/ Black-masted, fraught with fragrant merchandise; \/ Whose straight-limbed people, in fair stuffs arrayed, \/ Do throng from morn till eve the sunny streets.\" Brought to a foreign land by her lover Jason, Medea becomes an exile in body and soul. Unable to assimilate within a culture dedicated to commerce and flowing with hatred and vanity, she despairs and longs for release. In this monologue, Levy perhaps projects some of her own feelings as a feminist and lesbian living in Victorian England. Othered already through her Jewish identity, Levy struggled throughout her life with depression. In \"Xantippe,\" a poem inspired by Socrates' wife, Levy imagines a monologue from a woman emerging from despair into hope, who sees \"a rosy glimmer\" at the casement and cries \"O fling it wide [...] and give me light!\" With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition Amy Levy's \u003ci\u003eA Minor Poet and Other Verse\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am sad \/ Here in this gracious city, whose white walls \/ Gleam snow-like in the sunlight; whose fair shrines \/ Are filled with wondrous images of gods.\" Through the ancient figures of Xantippe and Medea, a feminist poet of Victorian England expresses her innermost thoughts. \u003ci\u003eA Minor Poet and Other Verse\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetry collection by Amy Levy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765514043680,"sku":"9781513295824","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74e5f51dcfb7e2224fb824cc92e6a329.webp?v=1780272327","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-minor-poet-and-other-verse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}