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Of all the classical poets Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84-54 BC) is
the most accessible to the modern reader. Presented alongside the
original Latin text, this new translation reflects Catullus'
mastery of poetic forms as diverse as the lyric, the inventive
epigram, and the romantic legend, and shows his passionate, and
sometimes dedicated to his lover Lesbia. This edition also includes
a introduction to the poet's life and work, and full explanatory
notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics
has made available the widest range 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, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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The Poems (Paperback)
Propertius; Translated by Guy Lee; Introduction by Oliver Lyne
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Of all the great classical love poets, Propertius (c. 50-10 BC) is
surely one of those with most immediate appeal for readers today.
His helpless infatuation for the sinister figure of his mistress
Cynthia forms the main subject of his poetry and is analyzed with a
tormented but witty grandeur in all its changing moods, from
ecstasy to suicidal despair.
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.
Written between 42 and 37 b.c., ten pastoral poems believed to be the first authentic work by Virgil are presented with the original Latin on the left-hand page and the translation on the right.
Originally published in 1998, this is a new paperback edition of
Guy Lee's translation of the Odes and the Carmen Saeculare . Lee
adheres to the metrical patterns of the Latin and reproduces the
vigour and subtlety of the original poems. Horace cannot fail to
please whether brilliantly tongue-in-cheek - .. when you Lydia,
praise Telephus and his neck (rosy pink ), Telephus and his arms
(wax-smooth ) yuk, I can feel it, my liver boiling with sour bile
and oedematous' ( Odes 1,13 ) or pleasantly urbane, urging his
readers to indulge in a few cups of innocuous Lesbian wine'.
Originally published in 1998, this is a new paperback edition of
Guy Lee's translation of the Odes and the Carmen Saeculare . Lee
adheres to the metrical patterns of the Latin and reproduces the
vigour and subtlety of the original poems. Horace cannot fail to
please whether brilliantly tongue-in-cheek - .. when you Lydia,
praise Telephus and his neck (rosy pink ), Telephus and his arms
(wax-smooth ) yuk, I can feel it, my liver boiling with sour bile
and oedematous' ( Odes 1,13 ) or pleasantly urbane, urging his
readers to indulge in a few cups of innocuous Lesbian wine'.
Aulus Persius Flaccus (A.D. 34-62) wrote in racy conversational
Latin six satires countering contemporary vice with Stoic morality;
he died young. This is not easy poetry, with its sudden shifts of
tone, switches of speaker and situation, vivid evocation of the
everyday roman background, and confident handling of philosophical
positions. But it is still a good read. This edition prints the
Latin text faced with a brilliant verse translation by Guy Lee. The
introduction and commentary provided by William Barr make it a
suitable class text.
This text offers an introduction, Latin text, translation and
literary commentary on seventeen poems by Catullus, Propertius,
Tibullus and Ovid. It is intended for students who are approaching
the genre of Latin love elegy for the first time - both those who
have a knowledge of Latin and those who may wish to study the genre
in translation. The poems have been selected to represent each
author's particular qualities; while the commentary aims to bring
out their literary qualities and invites comparison and contrast
between them. Revised from a previous edition - "Reading Latin Love
Elegy" - which contained no text, this book includes translations
of Catullus, Propertious and Ovid by Guy Lee; and versions of
Tibullus by Joan Booth, who also provides the introduction and
commentary.
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The Poems (Hardcover, Revised)
Propertius; Translated by Guy Lee; Introduction by Oliver Lyne
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R2,329
Discovery Miles 23 290
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Of all the Greek and Latin love poets, Propertius (c. 50-10 BC) is
one of those who perhaps holds most immediate appeal for the
twentieth century reader. His helpless infatuation for the sinister
figure of his mistress Cynthia forms the main subject of his
poetry, and is analysed with a tormented but witty grandeur in all
its changing moods - from ecstasy to suicidal despair. The son of
an Umbrian landowner who fought on the wrong side in the Civil War
after Caesar's murder, he lost his father and most of the family
estate in boyhood and was brought up by his mother. He was able
nevertheless to reject a legal or military career and to devote his
life to the art of poetry, in which he is a far more self-conscious
practitioner than most of the other Latin poets. His modern
popularity was furthered in particular by Ezra Pound's Homage to
Sextus Propertius (1919).
The Latin text with a verse translation and brief notes.
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