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    Verse Novel Enthusiasts

    Are there other (other than me) verse novel enthusiasts out there?

    I have read a number of the apparently better known verse novels ('Eugene Onegin'; 'The Golden Gate'; 'Fredy Neptune') and I have 'Autobiography of Red' on order, but I am looking for other examples. There seems to be a preponderance of more recent works classified as young adult literature - I am less interested in these.

    I would also be interested in tracking down any anthologies of this form.

    I am looking forward to developing a decent future reading list.

    Ji

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    I wonder if Ovid's Metamorphoses would qualify?

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    Hi, Ji.

    A recent example you might like to look at is Time's Fool by the British poet Glyn Maxwell (US: Houghton Mifflin, 2000; UK: Picador, 2001). (And just to be clear, the book is subtitled 'A Tale in Verse', so it is considered a work of fiction and not a long poem.)

    It's a book that's little known and under-appreciated even amongst those interested in contemporary British poetry, which is a shame because it's a great achievement; it's written in terza rima as one of the influences behind the book is Dante's Inferno.

    But, even as a fan of Maxwell's poetry, I'll admit it's no Eugene Onegin, although it seems to fit the requirement of your request, so it's worth looking into.

    Hope that helps. b|v
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    I have not read any of these novels other than Eugene Onegin but you might find this list helpful

    https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/adult-verse-novels

    Here is another list

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verse_...ecent_examples

    Also I do not know if you have already read it but Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov combines verse with prose.

    Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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    Certainly Walcott's Omeros, also terza rima for the most part.

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    Not so much, but I loved Onegin. Any specific recommendations?

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    Fredy Neptune by Australian Poet Les Murray is possibly my all time favorite book. I have been draw back to reread it on a number of occasions.
    It is a truly epic read in roughly 300 pages of beautiful economic writing. A willing reader will become immersed in the rhythm of the writing.

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    "The Ring and the Book" Browning. A Victorian post-modern verse novel.
    Voices mysterious far and near,
    Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
    Are calling and whispering in my ear,
    Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?

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