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THE ECLOGUES OF VIRGIL (BILINGUAL EDITION) A Translation by Ferry, David
Farrar Straus & Giroux (T). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0374146349 . Remainder mark top of text block. No other defects. Delivery confirmation number provided. ; 0.75 x 9.5 x 6 Inches; A new version, by the acclaimed translator of The Odes of Horace and Gilgamesh. <P>The greatest poet of Rome's golden age, Virgil was born in 70 b.c. in northern Italy. His Eclogues-satirical, passionate, nostalgic-are among the most influential poems of love and pastoral fancy ever written. David Ferry-whose versions of the Odes of Horace and Gilgamesh established him as a master translator-skillfully captures the playfulness and tones of Virgil's magical verse. This bilingual edition includes concise, informative notes and an excellent Introduction. <P>Praise for David Ferry's translation of The Odes of Horace: .
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- Format/binding: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0374146349
- ISBN 13: 9780374146344
- Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T)
- Date published: 1999
- Pages: 101
- Size: 6 x 9.5 x 0.75 inches
- LCCN: PA6807.B7F47 1999
- Dewey: 871/.01
- Weight: 0.36 pounds
- Keywords: 0374146349
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