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The gnat and other minor poems of Virgil /
These delightful poems--by turns whimsical, beautiful, and vulgar--seem to have primarily survived because they were attributed to Virgil. But in David R. Slavitt's imaginative and appealing translations, they stand firmly on their own merits. Slavitt brings to this little-known body of verse a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | These delightful poems--by turns whimsical, beautiful, and vulgar--seem to have primarily survived because they were attributed to Virgil. But in David R. Slavitt's imaginative and appealing translations, they stand firmly on their own merits. Slavitt brings to this little-known body of verse a fresh voice, vividly capturing the tone and style of the originals while conveying a lively sense of fun. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 66 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780520949997 0520949994 1283278332 9781283278331 |