Satires of Horace
"A delight to read-full of fiendishly clever rhymes that the old master of dactylic hexameter himself would have relished."
Anthony Esolen, Providence College
A. M. Juster's striking new translation relies on the tools and spirit of the English light verse tradition while taking care to render the original text as accurately as possible. Les mer
A. M. Juster's striking new translation relies on the tools and spirit of the English light verse tradition while taking care to render the original text as accurately as possible.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 160
- ISBN
- 9780812222098
- Utgivelsesår
- 2012
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
"A delight to read-full of fiendishly clever rhymes that the old master of dactylic hexameter himself would have relished."
Anthony Esolen, Providence College
"This translation is highly enjoyable, giving a Latinless reader a vivid impression of these self-conscious poems."
<i>Times Literary Supplement</i>
"The best edition available of the 'Satires' in English. . . . Highly recommended."
<i>Choice</i>