Anmeldelse: Love Letters of Great Men

Titel: Love Letters of Great Men
Org. titel: Love Letters of Great Men
Serie: ---
Forfatter: Diverse, men samlet af Ursula Doyle
Forlag: St. Martin's Press
Sider: 144
Sprog: Engelsk

Fra Goodreads: Remember the wonderfully romantic book of love letters that Carrie reads aloud to Big in the recent blockbuster film, Sex and the City? Fans raced to buy copies of their own, only to find out that the beautiful book didn't actually exist. However, since all of the letters referenced in the film did exist, we decided to publish this gorgeous keepsake ourselves. 

Love Letters of Great Men follows hot on the heels of the film and collects together some of history's most romantic letters from the private papers of Beethoven, Mark Twain, Mozart, and Lord Byron. For some of these great men, love is "a delicious poison" (William Congreve); for others, "a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music" (Charles Darwin). Love can scorch like the heat of the sun (Henry VIII), or penetrate the depths of one's heart like a cooling rain (Flaubert). Every shade of love is here, from the exquisite eloquence of Oscar Wilde and the simple devotion of Robert Browning, to the wonderfully modern misery of the Roman Pliny the Younger, losing himself in work to forget how much he misses his beloved wife, Calpurnia. 
Taken together, these letters show that perhaps men haven't changed all that much over the last 2,000 years--passion, jealousy, hope and longing still rule their hearts and minds. In an age of e-mail and texted "i luv u"s, this timeless and unique collection reminds us that nothing can compare to the simple joy of sitting down to read a letter from the one you love. 

Anmeldelse: Det her er en svær bog at anmelde, for det er jo som sådan ikke skønlitteratur. Det er en samling kærlighedsbreve fra store mænd gennem tiden, der er gengivet i en bog af Ursula Doyle. Hver mand har sit afsnit, hvor Doyle først fortæller lidt om, hvem han var og hvem brevet var til (hvis man ved det). Derefter følger et eller flere breve skrevet af manden til hans udkårne. Der er bare ikke ret meget at sige. Det er smukt, smukt, smukt! Jeg læste den, fordi jeg lige trængte til et lille strejf af glæde og det må man sige jeg fik. Jeg blev fyldt op af kærlighed, dog uden det blev kvalmt. Enhver kvinde der har brug for lidt varme og kærlighed, bør læse denne bog.

Jeg har valgt at strejfe de tre +'er og -'er i denne korte anmeldelse, da den som sagt ikke er let at anmelde på. Skynd jer i stedet ud og invester i bogen.

Karakter: 5/5