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The Erotic Spirit

By Sam Hamill

Book information

Publisher
Shambhala Publications
Year
1999
ISBN
0834823977, 9780834823976
Google Books ID
nk8tIsSFuwoC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
716 kB (733535 bytes)
Pages
224\199
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2020-09-19 12:57:48

Description

This extraordinary collection of poems—covering thirty centuries of poetry from around the world—celebrates the erotic spirit in all its forms, from the passion of sexual desire to the intense longing for spiritual union. Beginning with anonymous Egyptian love songs from the fifteenth century BCE and continuing up to today's finest poets, the book draws on a broad range of cultural and spiritual traditions, including ancient Greek and Roman erotic poems, ecstatic Sufi songs, Chinese elegies for lost lovers, and bawdy English satires. Many of the poems are presented here in new translations by the editor, Sam Hamill, one of America's premier poet translators.

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