ENGLISH

Greek lyrics

By various , Richmond Lattimore

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
1960
ISBN
0-226-46944-1, 978-0-226-46944-7, 9780226469430, 0226469433, 978-0-226-07577-8
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1513013 bytes)
Series
Phoenix books P48
Edition
2d ed., rev. and enl
Pages
81\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Greek poetry -- Translations into English. Greek p

Description

"Professor Lattimore, holding closely to the original metres, has produced renderings of great power and beauty. His feeling for the telling noun and verb, the simple yet poignant epithet, and the dramatic turn of syntax is marked. He has completely freed the poems from sentimentality, and the thrilling ancient names—Anacreon, Alcaeus, Simonides, Sappho—acquire fresh brilliance and vitality under his hand."—Louise Bogan, The New Yorker"The significant quality of Mr. Lattimore's versions is that they are pure. The lenses he provides are as clear as our language is capable of making them."—Moses Hadas, N.Y. Herald Tribune

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