Love Lyrics - The Odyssey Library, 24 Author:Louis Untermeyer This small ODYSSEY Library book of Love Lyrics has been selected and noted by Louis Untermeyer...and illustrated by Antonio Frasconi...A 1965 Little Book of Love... — written during a period of history when Peace and Love were being proclaimed by the Beatles and Hippies...A FANTASTIC Collectible BooK! Has lyrics by some of the Worlds most famous ... more »and historical figures...Alfred, Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson..to name a few...
Louis Untermeyer was the author, editor or compiler, and translator of more than one hundred books for readers of all ages. He will be best remembered as the prolific anthologist whose collections have introduced students to contemporary American poetry since 1919. The son of an established New York jeweler, Untermeyer's interest in poetry led to friendships with poets from three generations, including many of the century's major writers. His tastes were eclectic. Martin Weil related in the Washington Post that Untermeyer once "described himself as 'a bone collector' with 'the mind of a magpie.'" He was a liberal who did much to allay the Victorian myth that poetry is a high-brow art. "What most of us don't realize is that everyone loves poetry," he was quoted by Weil as saying, pointing out the rhymes on the once-ubiquitous Burma Shave road signs as an example.« less