{"product_id":"9781843917779","title":"Modern Bestiary - Ars Poetastrica","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of 16 sonnets about humans who are transformed into beasts (both real and imaginary), and vice versa, \u003ci\u003eA Modern Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e is a new interpretation of the old bestiary tradition, which has fascinated generations of readers and writers alike, from the Middle Ages through to the Modern Age. A fierce invective against modern poetasters and bad poetry in general, \u003ci\u003eArs Poetastrica\u003c\/i\u003e does not pretend to be a collection of precepts on good writing, but rather an impassioned exhortation towards a new Humanism in poetry. Alessandro Gallenzi lives and works in London, where he runs Hesperus Press, a small independent publisher devoted to the rediscovery of lesser-known works by the greatest European and American authors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hesperus Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038024941808,"sku":"9781843917779","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781843917779_p0.jpg?v=1763742553","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781843917779","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}