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These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of
Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom
the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's
translations are lean, incisive, direct-the best ever published.
She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of
translators, more authentically than anyone else in English.
These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of
"Sappho" that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom
the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's
translations are lean, incisive, direct - the best ever published.
She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of
translators, more authentically than anyone else in English.
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Poems (Paperback)
Alan Dugan; Foreword by Dudley Fitts
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Comprised of ironic, unsentimental poems on subjects of everyday
life, Poems is the 57th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets.
The first of seven books of poetry published during Dugan's
lifetime, Poems examines the unusual details of everyday subjects,
including waterfalls, house plants, love, war, religion, and the
Irish. Explorations inevitably arouse feelings of alienation,
defeat, despair, and disenchantment. The poems are also marked by
casual humor, mockery, and satire, which produce some of its
strongest effects. The tone and style on display in this first book
characterize all of Dugan's subsequent poetry.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
A bilingual edition of major poets representing the many movements
and varied spirits of contemporary Latin American literary ferment.
The book begins with poems published after the death of Ruben Dario
in 1916, with this esteemed poet serving as a demarcation of older
tradition.
New English versions of Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and
Ladies' Day. "Thanks to Dudley Fitts...we can appreciate
Aristophanes' vigor, his robust style, his scorching wit, his
earthy humor, his devotion to honesty and his poetic imagination"
(Brooks Atkinson, New York Times). Index.
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