9780241567449

Mar 4, 2024, 00:05 AM

The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse

Composed between the early-agricultural 'song culture' of 800 BCE, the corpus of Greek and Latin lyric poetry is as densely rich in formal interrelation and allusion as anything we know in English verse. Poets like the Greek Callimachus and the Roman Horace self-consciously modelled themselves on earlier bards - and produced poetry thick with references and resonances from the work of their exemplars. Yet, as a rule, for the reader in English translation, much of this fascinating interplay is inaccessible. Chris Childers has sought to remedy this situation by translating the most representative and significant poems from both languages in a single volume, and according to consistent principles of translation.

Christopher Childers

Title : 9780241567449

ISBN : 9780241567449

Publisher : Pengun Classics UK

Pages : 832

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Pub date : Mar 28, 2024, 08:00 AM

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Length : 239

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