Classics in Translation

by Peter Jones

Overview

Introducing the work of 20 of the ancient world's greatest authors, this work presents brief, readable essays, fully illustrated with quotations from modern (and some ancient) translations. The writers covered include Homer, Sappho, Herodotus, the Greek tragedians, the comic poets, sexy and subtle love poets such as Catullus, and vicious but witty satirists like Martial and Juvenal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780715628683
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/12/1998
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Peter Jones is co-founder of The Friends of Classics and one of the best-known figures in the teaching and appreciation of the Classics, a regular contributor to national newspapers and the author of many books and articles.

Editorial Reviews

Jones is not afraid of challenging stale translations, offering his own as well as ancient interpretations of passages. This is the sort of book that makes the Classics as exciting as you'd always hoped they were. -- Literary Review

Getachew Mahlete-Tsige