{"product_id":"9781513295824","title":"A Minor Poet and Other Verse","description":"Author: Amy Levy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781513295824\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 64 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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!\" 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\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920401252510,"sku":"ING-9781513295824","price":9.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781513295824.jpg?v=1782819590","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781513295824","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}