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Arcadia - A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by... Arcadia - A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles Stanley Ross and Joel B. Davis (Hardcover)
Joel B Davis; Philip Sidney; Edited by Charles Stanley Ross
R2,431 Discovery Miles 24 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Thebaid - Seven against Thebes (Paperback, New edition): Publius Papinius Statius The Thebaid - Seven against Thebes (Paperback, New edition)
Publius Papinius Statius; Translated by Charles Stanley Ross
R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A classical epic of fratricide and war, the Thebaid retells the legendary conflict between the sons of Oedipus-Polynices and Eteocles-for control of the city of Thebes. The Latin poet Statius reworks a familiar story from Greek myth, dramatized long before by Aeschylus in his tragedy Seven against Thebes. Statius chose his subject well: the Rome of his day, ruled by the emperor Domitian, was not too distant from the civil wars that had threatened the survival of the empire. Published in 92 A.D., the Thebaid was an immediate success, and its fame grew in succeeding centuries. It reached its peak of popularity in the later Middle Ages and Renaissance, influencing Dante, Chaucer, and perhaps Shakespeare. In recent times, however, it has received perhaps less attention than it deserves, in large part because there has been no accessible, dynamic translation of the work into English. Charles Stanley Ross offers a compelling version of the Thebaid rendered into forceful, modern English. Casting Statius's Latin hexameter into a lively iambic pentameter more natural to the modern ear, Ross frees the work from the archaic formality that has marred previous translations. His translation reinvigorates the Thebaid as a whole: its meditative first half and its violent second half; its intimate portrayal of defeat and retribution, and the need to seek justice at any cost. In a wide-ranging introduction, Ross provides an overview of the poem: its composition, reception and legacy; its major themes and literary influences; and its place in Statius' life. And in a helpful series of notes, he offers background information on the major characters and incidents.

Fortune and Romance - Boiardo in America (Paperback): Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in, American Boiardo Quincentennial... Fortune and Romance - Boiardo in America (Paperback)
Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in, American Boiardo Quincentennial Conferen; Charles Stanley Ross
R727 Discovery Miles 7 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Arcadia - A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by... Arcadia - A Restoration in Contemporary English of the Complete 1593 Edition of the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia by Charles St (Paperback)
Joel B Davis; Philip Sidney; Edited by Charles Stanley Ross
R1,325 Discovery Miles 13 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Thebaid - Seven against Thebes (Hardcover, New edition): Publius Papinius Statius The Thebaid - Seven against Thebes (Hardcover, New edition)
Publius Papinius Statius; Translated by Charles Stanley Ross
R1,457 Discovery Miles 14 570 Out of stock

A classical epic of fratricide and war, the "Thebaid" retells the legendary conflict between the sons of Oedipus--Polynices and Eteocles--for control of the city of Thebes. The Latin poet Statius reworks a familiar story from Greek myth, dramatized long before by Aeschylus in his tragedy "Seven against Thebes." Statius chose his subject well: the Rome of his day, ruled by the emperor Domitian, was not too distant from the civil wars that had threatened the survival of the empire. Published in 92 A.D., the "Thebaid" was an immediate success, and its fame grew in succeeding centuries. It reached its peak of popularity in the later Middle Ages and Renaissance, influencing Dante, Chaucer, and perhaps Shakespeare. In recent times, however, it has received perhaps less attention than it deserves, in large part because there has been no accessible, dynamic translation of the work into English.

Charles Stanley Ross offers a compelling version of the "Thebaid" rendered into forceful, modern English. Casting Statius's Latin hexameter into a lively iambic pentameter more natural to the modern ear, Ross frees the work from the archaic formality that has marred previous translations. His translation reinvigorates the "Thebaid" as a whole: its meditative first half and its violent second half; its intimate portrayal of defeat and retribution, and the need to seek justice at any cost. In a wide-ranging introduction, Ross provides an overview of the poem: its composition, reception and legacy; its major themes and literary influences; and its place in Statius' life. And in a helpful series of notes, he offers background information on the major characters and incidents.

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