Jon Stallworthy was a distinguished literary scholar and poet whose work frequently explored themes of war and memory. As a professor of English at Oxford University, he dedicated his life to the study and promotion of literary artistry. His poems and critical writings delve into profound human experiences, particularly the impact of wartime conflicts. Stallworthy's engagement with his own family history inspired poetry that connects personal narratives with broader historical events.
The Major Authors - Tenth Edition
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Jon Stallworthy has here selected some of the most moving, funny, shameless, and erotic love poems in history. Representing the work of more than 190 poets, he offers a comprehensive history of love poetry through the ages.
A generous selection of poems, ranging from satires to elegies, commemorate and celebrate love and its variations, and its intimations, declarations, persuasions, aberrations, separations, and reverberations.