The Gnat and Other Minor Poems of Virgil

The Gnat and Other Minor Poems of Virgil
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 89
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ISBN-10 : 9780520949997
ISBN-13 : 0520949994
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Download or read book The Gnat and Other Minor Poems of Virgil written by Virgil and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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