| The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart: Volume V: The Works of Horace, Translated Into Verse Contributor(s): Smart, Christopher (Author), Williamson, Karina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198127723 ISBN-13: 9780198127727 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $270.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Volume V of the collected poetry publishes Smart's verse translation of Horace for the first time since 1767. Made in the prodigiously creative years between his release from the madhouse and his death, the translation now emerges as testimony to Smart's tireless creativity and poetic energy, and as a significant contribution to the present reappraisal of Horace's influence on English literature. The editors provide an introduction, full scholarly apparatus, and a detailed and clarifying commentary which explains Smart's more obscure passages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 821.6 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.75 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume V of the collected poetry publishes Smart's verse translation of Horace for the first time since 1767. Made in the prodigiously creative years between his release from the madhouse and his death, the translation now emerges as testimony to Smart's tireless creativity and poetic energy, and as a significant contribution to the present reappraisal of Horace's influence on English literature. The editors provide an introduction, full scholarly apparatus, and a detailed and clarifying commentary which explains Smart's more obscure passages. |
