
Milton's Latin Poems
Johns Hopkins University Press
Will be published approx. on 13. June 2011
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-1-4214-0078-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection, esteemed poet and translator David R. Slavitt brings to life John Milton's Latin poetry with deft, imaginative modern English translations. While Milton is recognized as one of the most learned English poets in history, his Latin poetry is less well known. Slavitt's careful rendering brings Milton's Latin poems-many written in his late teens-into the present. He keeps true to the style of the originals, showing Milton's maturing poetic voice and the freedom he found working in Latin. On the Gunpowder PlotO, sly Guy Fawkes, you plotted against your king and the British lords, but did you intend to be kindand make up for your malice in this thing with at least a show of piety? Do we findan intention, perhaps, of sending the members of court up to the sky in a chariot made of firethe way Elijah traveled. Or do I distort the simple wickedness of your desire? Featuring an introduction by Gordon Teskey, this comprehensive English-language collection of Milton's Latin poems pays due respect to a master. Poetry lovers, Milton fans, and scholars of either will welcome, enjoy, and learn from this work.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-0078-5 (9781421400785)
DOI
10.56021/9781421400785
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06/2011
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Persons
David R. Slavitt, poet, novelist, critic, and journalist, has published more than ninety books. He is coeditor of the Johns Hopkins Complete Roman Drama in Translation series and the Penn Greek Drama series. His translations include The Latin Eclogues, The Book of Lamentations, and The Voyage of the Argo, all published by Johns Hopkins. Gordon Teskey is a professor of American and English literature at Harvard University and the author of Delirious Milton: The Fate of the Poet in Modernity.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Book of Elegies
Chapter 2. The Epigrams
Chapter 3. The Book of the Woods
Chapter 1. The Book of Elegies
Chapter 2. The Epigrams
Chapter 3. The Book of the Woods