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The Gnat and Other Minor Poems of Virgil [EPUB ebook]

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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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Table of Content

Foreword by Gordon Williams
Introduction
The Gnat
The Barmaid
Curses
Lydia
Priapus Poems
Pesto (Moretum)
The Good Man
Yes and No
Budding Roses

About the author

David R. Slavitt has been lauded for his translations of Virgil, Ovid, Seneca, Aeschylus, and Aristophanes, as well as Propertius in Love and De Rerum Natura, both from UC Press.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 88 ● ISBN 9780520949997 ● File size 0.9 MB ● Publisher University of California Press ● Published 2011 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5511589 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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