{"product_id":"9783791354774","title":"Sunlight on the River: Poems About Paintings, Paintings About Poems","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGutterman, Scott\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrestel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eThe world’s great poets interpret the world’s great art in this exquisite book that investigates the connection between art and words, deepening our understanding of both. The poet and the artist share a special kind of vision—an ability to see and penetrate the very essence of their subjects. This volume features poems by writers who turned to paintings for their inspiration, as well as paintings by artists who based their works on poems. Stretching across centuries and styles,\u003cbr\u003ethis collection includes Rossetti’s haunting sonnet based on\u003cbr\u003eBotticelli’s Primavera; Wallace Stevens’s \"The Man with the Blue\u003cbr\u003eGuitar,\" a masterful meditation on an iconic painting by Picasso;\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Carlos Williams’s joyous interpretations of scenes by\u003cbr\u003eBreughel; and Adrienne Rich lending a compassionate voice\u003cbr\u003eto the subject of Edwin Romanzo Elmer’s The Mourning Chair.\u003cbr\u003eThese and other pairings appear as elegant texts facing full\u003cbr\u003epage, glowing illustrations of the paintings. An introduction\u003cbr\u003eto some of the greatest poets and painters in history, this\u003cbr\u003eremarkable book makes a perfect gift, offering compelling\u003cbr\u003einsights into the worlds of art and literature, and the relationship\u003cbr\u003ebetween the two.","brand":"Prestel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43381628371199,"sku":"9783791354774","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9783791354774_s600x595.jpg?v=1782316102","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9783791354774","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}