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Selected Poems (Paperback)
Kerry Hardie; Edited by Peter Fallon
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Kerry Hardie is one of Ireland's leading poets. Her Selected Poems
covers work written over two decades and draws on five collections.
Her poetry questions, celebrates and challenges all aspects of life
and experience, but ultimately is concerned with the quiet
realisation that 'there is nothing to do in the world except live
in it'. A number of her poems are narratives or parables in which
experience yields a spiritual lesson and consolation; others chart
a coming to terms with death or illness and an acceptance of
inevitability or flux. Human life quivers in consort with other
lives in these seasons of the heart.
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Georgics (Paperback)
Virgil; Translated by Peter Fallon; Introduction by Elaine Fantham
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Virgil's affectionate poem of the land brings us the
disappointments as well as the rewards of the countryman's
year-round devotion to his crops, his vines and olives, livestock
great and small, and the complex society of his bees. Part
agricultural manual, part political poem and allegory, The
Georgics' scenes are real and vivid, allowing the reader to feel
the sights, sounds, and textures of the ancient Italian
landscape.
This lauded new translation has been written by Peter Fallon, who,
as a farmer and a poet, is uniquely suited to the task. It is
coupled here with an introduction and notes by the classical
scholar Elaine Fantham. Fantham's introduction considers Virgil's
life and poetry in its historical context, while her notes gloss
the many classical and mythological allusions. The combination of a
faithful and lyrical translation with well-researched contextual
information makes this edition the best possible introduction to
Virgil's masterpiece. It is sure to delight all lovers of poetry
and Renaissance literature.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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