{"product_id":"michelangelo-james-cowan-9781913816605","title":"Michelangelo: Poems of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the history of western art there are but few titans. One of the greatest of all these artists, however, is Michelangelo. He stands before us like a colos-sus, the range of his work reaching beyond that of any other artist before his time, or since. Famed for his sculptures, it is a lesser known fact that Michelangelo was also a great poet. But a writer of love poetry? How could a man who made the heroic figure of \u003cem\u003eDavid \u003c\/em\u003ehis exemplar fashion poetry dedicated to a woman? Yet he did so, late in his life, to a widow who was also a fair poet herself. Vittoria Colonna, the marchioness of Pescara (1492-1547), became the unlike-ly object of his affections when Michelangelo was already sixty-three and she forty-four years of age. Italy's greatest artist nonetheless discov-ered something in this woman of mature years that fulfilled all his deepest yearnings. These distinctive poems, however, do not address human love but the theme of divine love itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichelangelo: Poems of Love, \u003c\/em\u003etranslated and with an extensive Introduction from the celebrated writer James Cowan, makes available this unique collection of inspiring writings from one of the world's greatest artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Cowan is the author of many books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and philosophy. He is a recipient of the Australian Literary Society's Gold Medal for his novel \u003cem\u003eA Mapmaker's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as an honorary doctorate in the USA. He holds a Ph.D. for his biography \u003cem\u003eHamlet's Ghost. \u003c\/em\u003eHis work has been translated into seventeen languages. James Cowan passed away in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Cowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913816605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913816605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balgo Hills Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"James Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990678470911,"sku":"9781913816605","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa3309a0-0145-4fec-aa07-7e2df4809c87.jpg?v=1683306044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/michelangelo-james-cowan-9781913816605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}