Thebest of classical Latin poetry in a vital English verse translation described by early readers as superb.” Ms. Wender, who is a published creative writer as well as a classicist, has done much with her unflinching translations to restorethe powerwielded by the originalpoems.
She has increased the usefulness and accessibility of her collection by providing a lively introduction to each of the nine poets she presents in translation. When little is known about the poet himself, she places him within a coterie of contemporaries who are better known. The poets and works presented are: Catullus, Songs;Lucretius, Selections from DeRerum Natura;Virgil, Eclogues 2and 4 and selections from the Georgics;Horace, Satire 1, 9(The Bore”) and selected Odes;Propertius, Elegies;Tibullus, Elegy 1, 1; Ovid, Amores and Echo and Narcissus” from Metamorphoses;Martial, Epigrams;and Juvenal, Satire 3 (The City of Rome”).

Roman Poetry: From the Republic to the Silver Age

Literature & Fiction

Wender, Professor Dorothea

Poetry

Southern Illinois University Press

Meshing her own wit, verve, and gusto with that of the Roman poets she translates, Dorothea Wender strips both the cloak of awe and the dusty mantle of boredom from the classics. Available for the first time in paper, these English verse translations of the major classical Roman poets feature hefty selections from the savage urban satire of Juvenal, the moving philosophy of Lucretius, the elegance of Horace, the grace and humor of Catullus, the grave music of Virgil, the passion of Propertius, the sexy sophistication of Ovid, and the obscenity of Martial. Noting Wender’ s “ candor,” the Classical Outlook reported that in “ 20th-century terms, she makes the poems lively and pertinent.” The Boston Globe said, “ The conciseness is astonishing, the information [in the introductions to each poet] provocative. The freshness of the selections should do much to augment the audience for these poets and may even inspire examination of the originals.” The best advice came from Wender herself: “ Read these good poems.”

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Roman Poetry: From the Republic to the Silver Age

Roman Poetry: From the Republic to the Silver Age