The World's Wife - Brossura

Duffy, Carol Ann

Brossura

ISBN 10: 033037222X ISBN 13: 9780330372220

Casa editrice: Picador, 2010

Riassunto

That saying? Behind every famous man . . . ? From Mrs Midas to Queen Kong, from Elvis's twin sister to Pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in Carol Ann Duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, The World's Wife. Witty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend. If you have ever wondered, for example, how exactly Darwin came up with his theory of evolution, or what, precisely, Frau Freud thought about her husband - then this is the book for you, as the wives of the great, the good, the not so good, and the legendary are given a voice in Carol Ann Duffy's sparkling and inventive collection. `Carol Ann Duffy is a poet of skill, talent and great heart' Erica Wagner `Duffy takes a cheeky, subversive, no-nonsense swipe with a dish clout at the famous men of history and myth. They don't have a chance in hell of dodging her quick-witted wallop as she relays their stories from their spouse's points of view' The Times `Poignant, thoughtful, funny, rich and accessible' Ruth Padel, Guardian, Books of the Year

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Poems of famous men – and the women who married them – by the Poet Laureate.

L'autore:

Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester, where she is Professor and Creative Director of The Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize for Children's Verse, the Whitbread, Forward and T. S. Eliot Prizes, the PEN Pinter Prize, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. She was appointed Poet Laureate in 2009. Her collections include Ritual Lighting, Love Poems and The Bees which won the Costa Poetry Award.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 033037222X
• ISBN 13: 9780330372220
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 96