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The Greek Poets: Homer to the Present |  | Creators: Peter Constantine, Rachel Hadas, Edmund Keeley, Karen Van Dyck, Robert Hass
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 2.1
ISBN: 0393060837
Dewey Decimal Number: 881.0108
EAN: 9780393060836
Publication Date: December 14, 2009
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Product Description
Three thousand years of the greatest Greek poetry, exquisitely translated and assembled in a handsome volume sure to be a modern classic. This landmark volume captures three millennia of Greek poetry—more than 1,000 poems and 200 poets. From the epics of Homeric Greece to the historical and erotic ironies of Cavafy, from the romances, hymns, and bawdy rhymes of Byzantium to the innovative voices of a resurgent twentieth century, this anthology brings together the diverse strands of the Greek poetic tradition. The favorites are all here—raging Achilles, restless Odysseus, strong-hearted Penelope—but The Greek Poets also presents neglected eras, from the rise of Constantinople to the end of the Ottoman occupation. In offering canonical poets such as Sappho and Pindar, and the modern Nobel laureates Seferis and Elytis, the renowned editors give us their new translations and bring together other masterful translators, including Robert Fagles, James Merrill, and W. S. Merwin, along with a younger generation that includes Anne Carson, Paul Muldoon, and Alicia Stallings. This is an essential companion to the Western literary tradition. map
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Brilliant May 4, 2010
Alison Daniel (anywhere I damn well like)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
For anyone interested in history, in writing, especially in excellent prose, plays and poetry should buy this book.
It is exquisite, full of detail but not overwhelming.
'The Greek Poets' contains within it's pages a wealth of information of which the reader can approach in any order.
The book itself is handsome, a quality not often found. Plus, there are so many wonderful pieces, no reader can possibly be disappointed.
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