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Alcaeus Poems & Fragments Kindle Edition

by Alcaeus (Author), R J Dent (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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The complete Poems & Fragments of Alcaeus in R J Dent's modern English translation

Alcaeus's beautiful and delicate poetry is often overshadowed by the literary reputation of Sappho, his fellow poet and compatriot. R J Dent's sensitive translation of the Poems & Fragments from ancient Greek into lively modern English promises to rescue Alcaeus's ethereal poetry from obscurity.

There is no other published translation of Alcaeus's Poems & Fragments in existence.

"Alcaeus’s nobility, conciseness and sweetness combine forcefully with his use of metaphor and his clarity." – Dionysius of Halicarnassus, ‘On Imitation’

"His poetry smells of vine-leaves and the sea." – Peter Levi, ‘A History of Greek Literature’

Alcaeus Poems & Fragments will also available in paperback from July 2012 from www.circaidygregory.co.uk
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    112 pages
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    English
  3. Publication date
    March 6, 2012
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007HT1ISA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Circaidy Gregory Press; 2nd edition (March 6, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 6, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 183 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
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    R. J. Dent is a poet, novelist and translator. His latest book is a novel, Revelation. Other works include a novel (Myth); a controversial Gothic novella (Deliverance); a short story collection (Gothiques & Fantastiques); and a poetry collection (Moonstone Silhouettes). His modern English translations include Lautréamont’s The Songs of Maldoror; Charles Baudelaire's Selected Erotic Poems, André Breton’s Soluble Fish, Alcaeus’s Poems & Fragments, Alfred Jarry’s Speculations; Pierre Louys’s Her Three Daughters and Paul Éluard’s Capital of Pain. R J Dent is currently writing a true crime study of Blanche Monnier, the Prisoner of Poitiers.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Much needed modern translation
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    Very clever modern translation that ranks alongside the lyric poet Sappho, who was known as the tenth muse. Another well written and researched RJ Dent book added to my collection.
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