Vita Nova. Poems.
New York: Ecco Press, 1999. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight hardcover copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. In this collection, Nobel laureate Louise Glück, explores themes of love, loss, and rebirth through the lens of a difficult divorce and the subsequent "new life" that emerges from it, blending personal experience with mythic and classical allusions, and juxtaposing childhood memories with adult realities of death and hope. The collection is known for its stark, luminous, and often brutal honesty, combining the ecstatic and the worldly to capture the paradox of finding hope in moments of despair, much like Dante's Vita Nova but with a modern, personal focus. Item #29440
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