At the beginning of Vergil s epic poem long considered a classic of Western literature the hero Aeneas escapes from the carnage of the Trojan War and embarks on a treacherous series of adventures that eventually lead him to the future site of Rome. Vergil renders Aeneas dramatic story in deceptively simple but powerful language, yet the poet s style is often lost in translation. This magnificent new English translation of the "Aeneid" conveys the force of the original poetry, as well as its subtle undertones, in part by employing the poet s own metrical style. Unlike other modern...
At the beginning of Vergil s epic poem long considered a classic of Western literature the hero Aeneas escapes from the carnage of the Trojan War and ...
Most readers nowadays encounter the plays of Aristophanes in the classroom, not the theater. Yet the father of comedy wrote his plays for the stage, not as literary texts. Many English translations of the plays were written decades ago, and in their outdated language they fail to capture the dramatic liveliness of the original comedies. Here Michael Ewans offers new and lively translations of three of Aristophanes earliest surviving plays: " Acharnians, Knights, "and" Peace." While remaining faithful to the original Greek, Ewans s translations are accessible to a modern audience and...
Most readers nowadays encounter the plays of Aristophanes in the classroom, not the theater. Yet the father of comedy wrote his plays for the stage, n...
Although his audacious, erotic, and satirical verses survived the Middle Ages in only a single copy, Catullus has become in our time a canonical author, ranking in popularity and importance with Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. And for students and teachers of Latin, Daniel H. Garrison s The Student s Catullus is a definitive introductory text. This fourth edition, thoroughly revised, makes Catullus famous poems more accessible than ever. A comprehensive reference, The Student s Catullus includes the following features: . A brief overview of Catullus s life and artistic persona...
Although his audacious, erotic, and satirical verses survived the Middle Ages in only a single copy, Catullus has become in our time a canonical autho...
A classic of western literature, Julius Caesar s "Gallic War" is also a staple of Latin language instruction at both the high school and college levels. This new edition for students, prepared by a senior classical scholar and translator, is among the most comprehensive available and will be especially valuable because Caesar is one of the two authors chosen for the new Advanced Placement curriculum in high school Latin.
"The Gallic War" is a lively autobiographical account. Caesar writes passionately of his military exploits in Gaul (58 51 b.c.), the region embracing territories we know...
A classic of western literature, Julius Caesar s "Gallic War" is also a staple of Latin language instruction at both the high school and college level...
Political image-making especially from the Age of Augustus, when the Roman Republic evolved into a system capable of governing a vast, culturally diverse empire is the focus of this masterful study of Roman culture. Distinguished art historian and classical archaeologist John Pollini explores how various artistic and ideological symbols of religion and power, based on Roman Republican values and traditions, were taken over or refashioned to convey new ideological content in the constantly changing political world of imperial Rome. Religion, civic life, and politics went hand in hand and...
Political image-making especially from the Age of Augustus, when the Roman Republic evolved into a system capable of governing a vast, culturally dive...
Composed in the fourth century b.c., the "Phaedrus "a dialogue between Phaedrus and Socrates deals ostensibly with love but develops into a wide-ranging discussion of such subjects as the pursuit of beauty, the nature of humanity, the immortality of the soul, and the attainment of truth, ending with an in-depth discussion of the principles of rhetoric. This erudite commentary, which also includes the original Greek text, is designed to help intermediate-level students of Greek read, understand, and enjoy Plato s magnificent work."" Drawing on his extensive classroom experience and...
Composed in the fourth century b.c., the "Phaedrus "a dialogue between Phaedrus and Socrates deals ostensibly with love but develops into a wide-rangi...
One of the two major ancient Greek epics, Homer s "Odyssey," has been a classic of Western Literature for centuries. This new translation into spare, elegant blank verse is certain to attract the same praise and admiration as Herbert Jordan s translation of Homer s "Iliad."
In keeping with the style of his" Iliad, " Jordan renders the" Odyssey" line-for-line in iambic pentameter, a pleasing five-beat meter as used by Shakespeare and by his contemporary George Chapman, the first great translator of Homer into English verse. Jordan deftly pilots Homer s dactyls and extended metaphors,...
One of the two major ancient Greek epics, Homer s "Odyssey," has been a classic of Western Literature for centuries. This new translation into spar...
Winner of the Ladislaus J. Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award, Classical Association of the Middle West and South's (CAMWS).
A comic masterpiece of classical antiquity, the Satyrica (or Satyricon) of Petronius is a tantalizing work of fiction--part poetry, part prose, hilariously vulgar, exquisitely elegant, its original form and length as much a matter of speculation as the identity of its author. Its brilliance and enduring influence are, however, beyond dispute. The romantic misadventures, fabulous feasts, and ribald foibles of Encolpius ("crotch" in Greek)...
Winner of the Ladislaus J. Bolchazy Pedagogy Book Award, Classical Association of the Middle West and South's (CAMWS).
Syntax, Bruce McMenomy would like the beleaguered student to know, is not a collection of inconsistent and arbitrary rules, but rather an organic expression of meaning that evolved over time. Aimed at intermediate and advanced students of classical languages, this book shows how understanding grammatical concepts as channels for meaning makes learning them that much easier and, in a word, natural. Syntactical Mechanics systematically defines the basic categories of traditional grammar (parts of speech, subjects and predicates, and types of sentences and subordinate clauses), and then unpacks...
Syntax, Bruce McMenomy would like the beleaguered student to know, is not a collection of inconsistent and arbitrary rules, but rather an organic expr...
In this first comprehensive reading of Juvenal s satires in more than fifty years, David H. J. Larmour deftly revises and sharpens our understanding of the second-century Roman writer who stands as the archetype for all later practitioners of the satirist s art. The enduring attraction of Juvenal s satires is twofold: they not only introduce the character of the angry satirist but also offer vivid descriptions of everyday life in Rome at the height of the Empire. In Larmour s interpretation, these two elements are inextricably linked. The Arena of Satire presents the satirist...
In this first comprehensive reading of Juvenal s satires in more than fifty years, David H. J. Larmour deftly revises and sharpens our understand...
