She has published extensively on early modern poetry and is the author of a memoir, The Body Broken. This collection brings together a diverse array of literary fairies: here are Spenser's Faerie Queene, Shakespeare's Titania, and Keats's 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci,' but also Arthur Rimbaud's 'Fairy,' Goethe's 'Erlking,' Claude McKay's 'Snow Fairy,' Denise Levertov's 'Elves,' Sylvia Plath's 'Lorelei,' Christopher Okigbo's 'Watermaid,' and Neil Gaiman's 'The Fairy Reel.' Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.Ībout the Author LYNNE GREENBERG is Associate Professor of Seventeenth-Century Literature at Hunter College, CUNY.

Elves, changelings, mermaids, pixies, and sprites, England's Queen Mab, France's Morgana, Scandinavian nixies, and Irish banshees: these magical creatures are sometimes mischievous, sometimes dangerous, but always enchanting. The Body Broken is a powerful, lyrical story of one woman’s remarkable determination and breathtaking courage, as she puts mind over matter in the struggle to reclaim her life. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. They have seen repeated surges of renewed popularity from the Renaissance to the present fantasy-besotted moment. The Body Broken: A Memoir is written by Lynne Greenberg and published by Random House.

With ancient roots in pagan belief, fairies have long populated mythology, folklore, and oral and written poetry. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs. Book Synopsis A wide-ranging and appealingly fairy-sized treasury of fantastical poems from across the centuries and around the world, in a gorgeously jacketed small hardcover Fascination with fairies spans centuries and cultures. The Body Broken, by Lynne Greenberg Half-Life: Reflections from Jerusalem on a Broken Neck, by Joshua Prager Hot Combs, Watermelon, and Hello Kitty.

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