(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Emily R. Wilson
1) The Iliad
Author
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The life and works of Seneca pose a number of fascinating challenges. For one thing, how can we reconcile the bloody, passionate tragedies, with the prose works advocating a life of Stoic tranquility? An even more challenging question is, how are we to reconcile Seneca the Stoic philosopher, the man of principle, who advocated a life of calm and simplicity, with Seneca the man of the moment, who amassed a vast personal fortune in the service of an...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xxxvi, 240 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.