A Garden of Greek Verse

A Garden of Greek Verse
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : 0892366095
ISBN-13 : 9780892366095
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Download or read book A Garden of Greek Verse written by J. Getty and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Odes, hymns, and lyrics from many of Greece's most noted classical poets--including Homer, Hesiod, Sappho, Sophocles, and Euripides--are beautifully illustrated here with details of ancient Greek frescoes, vase paintings, and sculptures. Over the centuries, celebrated writers such as George Chapman, Mary Barnard, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and W. B. Yeats have been inspired to create contemporary translations of these enduring verses. In this volume are their and other modern poets' captivating translations, accompanied by the original Greek text. This lively combination of the poetry and illustrations, along with notes on each poet and on archaeological sites such as Knossos, Akrotiri, Mycenae, Lipari, and Paestum where the Greek art objects in this book were excavated, makes this volume a perfect introduction to Greek verse.


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