The Aeneid : a new verse translation / Virgil ; [translation] by Len Krisak ; with introduction and...
The Aeneid : a new verse translation / Virgil ; [translation] by Len Krisak ; with introduction and...
The Aeneid : a new verse translation / Virgil ; [translation] by Len Krisak ; with introduction and notes by Christopher M. McDonough.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Indianapolis, Indiana ; Cambridge, England : Focus, an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, [2020]
Uniform title
Call Numbers
G 2021/0544
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Language
English
Latin
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 403 pages : map ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Aeneid.
Publication information
Publisher
Indianapolis, Indiana ; Cambridge, England : Focus, an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, [2020]
Edition
Krisak edition.
Place of Publication
Indiana
Date Published
[2020]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Rising to the challenge of rendering the poem's Latin hexameters by adopting English iambic ones, Len Krisak's Aeneid doubles down on the English poetic tradition by also featuring rhyme. In Krisak's hands, these devices provide not only a superb kind of music but the snap and power of an epic adventure that glories in what only formal poetry can...
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Full title
The Aeneid : a new verse translation / Virgil ; [translation] by Len Krisak ; with introduction and notes by Christopher M. McDonough.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"A Focus book"--T.P. Verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Language note
Translated from Latin.
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Date Copyright
©2020
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Call Numbers
G 2021/0544
Record Identifier
74VKaRPV0wQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRPV0wQd
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ISBN
1585109649
9781585109647
DDC
873.01
MMS ID
991024389973402626
