All Formats & Editions

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... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Modern Love is a collection of fifty sonnets written by the English poet and novelist George Meredith. The sonnets explore the complexities of love and relationships in the modern world, and are widely regarded as some of Meredith's finest work. The poems are written in a modernist... Read Full Overview

"Modern Love" by George Meredith is a compelling exploration of the complexities of romantic relationships and societal expectations in Victorian England. Through nuanced narratives and vivid characters, Meredith examines love's passions, misunderstandings, and moral dilemmas... Read Full Overview

Modern Love is a collection of fifty sonnets written by George Meredith, a prominent Victorian-era poet, novelist, and essayist. The sonnets explore the complexities of love in the modern world, focusing on themes such as the struggle between passion and reason, the challenges... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Modern Love: A Reprint to Which Is Added the Sage Enamoured and the Honest Lady How low when angels fall their black descent, Our primal thunder tells known is the pain Of music, that nigh throning wisdom went, And One false note cast wailful to the insane. Now seems... Read Full Overview

""Modern Love"" is a collection of fifty poems written by the Victorian poet and novelist George Meredith, first published in 1862. The poems explore the complexities of love in the modern world, with themes such as unrequited love, infidelity, and the struggle between passion... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview