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Last Poems: Translations from the Book of Indian Love by Laurence Hope

Last Poems: Translations from the Book of Indian Love by Laurence Hope

Hope, Laurence

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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1162742380
ISBN13: 9781162742380
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Last Poems: Translations from the Book of Indian Love by Laurence Hope is a collection of poems translated by the author from various Indian languages. The book contains a total of 51 poems, each one exploring themes of love, longing, and desire. The poems are written in a variety of styles, including sonnets, quatrains, and free verse. The author, Laurence Hope, was a British poet who lived in India during the early 20th century. She was fascinated by Indian culture and literature, and her translations of Indian poetry helped to introduce Western readers to the beauty and complexity of Indian literature. The poems in Last Poems are filled with vivid imagery and sensual language, capturing the intense emotions of love and desire. Many of the poems are addressed to a lover, while others explore the pain of separation and the yearning for reunion. Overall, Last Poems is a beautiful and evocative collection of Indian poetry, translated with skill and sensitivity by Laurence Hope. It offers a glimpse into the rich literary traditions of India and the timeless themes of love and longing that transcend cultural boundaries.1905. Laurence Hope (Adela Florence Cory Nicolson) English poet who lived in India. Her first book of poems, The Garden of Kama The Indian God of Love, brought her immediate celebrity and the admiration of writers like Thomas Hardy. Two months after her husband died in an operation, Adela took poison and died, 39 years old, in Madras, leaving a son who was to edit her selected poems in 1922. She left this volume, Last Poems, which is dedicated to her late husband.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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