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Ovid: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Llewelyn Morgan
9780198837688 Ovid, wittiest of ancient poets, has been an influential model for writers and artists throughout the ages. Llewelyn Morgan introduces the poet and his works, describing each of his poems in turn, setting them in their social and literary context, and considering the twist of events that led to the exile of Rome's most celebrated artist. |
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Selected Letters from Pliny the Younger's Epistulae: Commentary by Jacqueline Carlon£30.99 Jacqueline Carlon
9780199340613 This anthology offers a comprehensive introduction to Pliny the Younger's Epistulae for intermediate and advanced Latin students, with the grammatical, lexical, and historical support to enable them to read quickly and fluidly. As the only selection of the letters with extensive commentary, it provides instructors with a unique and complete resource for students. |
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The Aeneid£14.99 Barry B. Powell
9780190204952 |
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Epigrams: With parallel Latin text£9.99 Martial, Gideon Nisbet
9780199645459 This new, parallel-text prose translation of a generous selection of Martial's witty and satiric epigrams pulls no punches and matches the boldness of the originals. They bring Imperial Rome vividly to life. The edition establishes Martial's originality as a literary author and includes a full introduction and notes. |
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Fasti£10.99 Ovid, Anne Wiseman, Peter Wiseman
9780192824110 A new prose translation of Ovid's poetical calendar of the Roman year, with its various observances and festivals, recording a wealth of detail on rites and customs recorded day by day. A lively introduction explains the background to the poem, and the edition includes notes, a glossary, and an index of names. |
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Elegies: With parallel Latin text£9.99 Tibullus, A. M. Juster, Robert Maltby
9780199603312 Tibullus was one of the great Roman elegists, alongside Ovid and Propertius. His poems of love, addressed to his mistresses Delia and Nemesis and the boy Marathus portray idealism, anguish, and betrayal, newly translated into stylish English by A. M. Juster, with parallel Latin text, introduction, and notes by Tibullus scholar Robert Maltby. |
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Satires and Epistles£9.99 Horace, John Davie, Robert Cowan
9780199563289 Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries in his Satires, and the Epistles include the famous Art of Poetry, whose advice on poetic style influenced many later writers and dramatists. John Davie's new prose translations perfectly capture the ribald style of the original. |
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Six Tragedies£9.99 Seneca, Emily Wilson
9780192807069 This is a lively, readable and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers. The volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes. |
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The Comedies£10.99 Terence, Peter Brown
9780199556038 Roman playwright Terence is one of the founding fathers of European comic drama. This new translation of all six of his comedies brings out their liveliness and performability and sets them in the context of Latin literature and the history of comic drama. |
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The Poems£8.99 Propertius, Guy Lee, Oliver Lyne
9780199555925 |
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The Eclogues and Georgics£7.99 Virgil, C. Day Lewis, R. O. A. M. Lyne
9780199554096 |
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Georgics£8.99 Virgil, Peter Fallon, Elaine Fantham
9780199538836 Part agricultural manual, part political poem and allegory, the Georgics' scenes are real and vivid, and the poet-farmer Peter Fallon restores to life the sights, sounds, and textures of the ancient Italian landscape. |
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The Complete Odes and Epodes£9.99 Horace, David West
9780199555277 |
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The Poems of Catullus£10.99 Catullus, Guy Lee
9780199537570 |
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On the Nature of the Universe£9.99 Lucretius, Ronald Melville, Don Fowler, Peta Fowler
9780199555147 |
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The Aeneid£9.99 Virgil, C. Day Lewis, Jasper Griffin
9780199537488 |
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Metamorphoses£8.99 Ovid, A. D. Melville, E. J. Kenney
9780199537372 |
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Aeneid£9.99 Virgil, Frederick Ahl, Elaine Fantham
9780199231959 Frederick Ahl's new translation captures the excitement, poetic energy, and intellectual force of Virgil's epic poem in a way that has never been done before. Echoing the Virgilian hexameter the verse stays almost line for line with the original in a thrillingly accurate and engaging style. |
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The Satires£9.99 Juvenal, Niall Rudd, William Barr
9780199540662 |
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The Love Poems£9.99 Ovid, A. D. Melville, E. J. Kenney
9780199540334 |
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