Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lordship and tradition in barbarian Europe Lordship and tradition in barbarian Europe Hermann Moisl "In this work, the author aims to acquaint the novice with not only the techniques but also the values of the hunter. The work covers the famous hunters of legend, the moral value of hunting, and the… OL14850741W
Catullus Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus Includes an introduction to this Roman poet, selections from his poetry, vocabulary and grammatical notes, and glossaries on meters and figures of speech. OL15229223W
Satirae Satirae Horace The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with … OL15249113W
How to Read a Latin Poem if You Can't Read Latin Yet How to Read a Latin Poem if You Can't Read Latin Yet Fitzgerald, William Latin is very much alive in the poetry written by the great Latin poets, and this book is about their poetry, their language, and their culture. Fitzgerald shows the reader with little or no knowledg… OL16806169W
A catalogue of the Junius Spencer Morgan Collection of Virgil in the Princeton University Library A catalogue of the Junius Spencer Morgan Collection of Virgil in the Princeton University Library Craig Kallendorf "A complete catalogue of Princeton University Library's Junius Spencer Morgan collection of the Roman poet Virgil, which contains over 700 titles. Includes editions in Latin and other vernacular lang… OL18630712W
More Latin lyrics, from Virgil to Milton More Latin lyrics, from Virgil to Milton Felicitas Corrigan,Helen Waddell "The general plan ... is to trace chronologically the Latin influence in Europe for some sixteen hundred years. Each poet's work is prefaced by an editorial note, followed by a passage from Helen Wad… OL19043274W
Virgil and the Augustan reception Virgil and the Augustan reception Richard F. Thomas This book is an examination of the ideological reception of Virgil at specific moments in the last two millennia. The author focuses on the emperor Augustus in the poetry of Virgil, detects in the po… OL461956W
Sound, Sense, and Rhythm Sound, Sense, and Rhythm Mark W. Edwards "Sound, Sense, and Rhythm concerns the way we read - or rather, imagine we are listening to - ancient Greek and Latin poetry. Through clear and penetrating analysis Mark Edwards shows how an understa… OL5270285W
Paradise Lost Paradise Lost John Milton John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of in… OL810991W
Carmina Carmina Horace "The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. Their subtlety of tone and brilliance of technique have often proved elusive, especially when - as has usually been the c… OL88217W
Metamorphoses Metamorphoses Ovid Bringing together a series of ingeniously linked myths and legends, Ovid's deliciously witty and poignant Metamorphoses describes a magical world in which men and women are transformed - often by lov… OL97777W