Description
The great Roman poets of Antiquity wrote some of the most compelling lyrical poetry of all time, to be read privately but also on occasion to be performed publicly. This edition brings together an exceptional selection with translations by Christpoher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Abraham Cowley, Robert Herrick, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, Alfred Tennyson, A. E. Houseman and Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated with Johannes Pine's classical engravings from the 1737 edition of Horace.
Details
  • Author: Washington, Peter
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publication Date: 16/10/1997
  • ISBN: 9781857157345
  • B-Code: B084924
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  • Pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 166x115mm
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