The Victorian writer George Meredith completed Modern Love, his most famous poem, in the months following his wife's death in 1861. The series of 16-line sonnets (a stanzaic form Meredith invented) depicts isolated scenes in an unhappy marriage as both partners take lovers. At the time, Meredith's long poem was savaged by critics both for its style and for its "diseased" content. In this century, however, it has been lauded as a complex and extraordinarily powerful exploration of the realities of Victorian marriage.
| ISBN: | 9781554814831 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2019 |
| Author: | George Meredith |
| Publisher: | Broadview Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 108 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic and pre-20th century poetry Poetry by individual poets |
The Victorian writer George Meredith completed Modern Love, his most famous poem, in the months following his wife's death in 1861. The series of 16-line sonnets (a stanzaic form Meredith invented) depicts isolated scenes in an unhappy marriage as both partners take lovers. At the time, Meredith's long poem was savaged by critics both for its style and for its "diseased" content. In this century, however, it has been lauded as a complex and extraordinarily powerful exploration of the realities of Victorian marriage.
Modern Love features in the following genres: Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Poetry by individual poets
Modern Love is available in Paperback
Modern Love was written by George Meredith and published by Broadview Press
Modern Love has 108 pages
£17.06