Sappho and the Greek Lyric Poets
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Ancient Greek Lyrics collects Willis Barnstone's elegant translations of Greek lyric poetry--including the most complete Sappho in English, newly translated. This volume includes a representative... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0805208313
ISBN13:9780805208313
Release Date:November 1988
Publisher:Pantheon Books
Length:351 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"
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The Best Manual Of the Greek Lyric
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
As a student of Greek Lyric poetry, I have spent many an hour in the library pouring over varying translations of many greek lyric poets. This book is by far the most complete, true-to-original book around; it has nearly all earth's remaining greek lyric from the Lyric Age, and, fankly, Barnstone's poems outstrip others in naked beauty. Those who are looking for Sappho--Each translator has thier strong poems and their weak ones, Barnstone, however, is strongest overall. His version of "To Anaktoria" is my favorite of all Sappho in translation.
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