Eclogues and Georgics

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-299-33740-7
Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 577 g

James Bradley Wells shares his poet’s soul and scholar’s eye in this thought-provoking new translation of two of Vergil’s early works, the Eclogues and Georgics. With its emphasis on a natural rather than stylized rhythm, Eclogues and Georgics honors the original spirit of ancient Roman poetry as both a written and performance-based art form.
 
The accompanying introductory essays situate both sets of poems in a rich literary tradition. Wells provides historical context and literary analysis of these two works, eschewing facile interpretations of these oft examined texts and ensconcing them in the society and culture from which they originated.
 
The translations in Eclogues and Georgics are augmented with annotated essays, a pronunciation guide, and a glossary. These supplementary materials, alongside Wells’s bold vision for what translation choices can reveal, promote radically democratizing access for readers with an interest in classics or poetry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vergil

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface
Chronology
Statement on Translation
Pronunciation Guide
 
General Introduction to Vergil and His Poetry
 
Vergil’s Eclogues
- Introduction to Vergil’s Eclogues
- Eclogue 1
- Eclogue 2
- Eclogue 3
- Eclogue 4
- Eclogue 5
- Eclogue 6
- Eclogue 7
- Eclogue 8
- Eclogue 9
- Eclogue 10
- Vergil’s Georgics
- Introduction to Vergil’s Georgics
- Book 1
- Book 2
- Book 3
- Book 4
- Glossary
Notes
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

James Bradley Wells is an associate professor of classical studies at DePauw University. He has worked widely as a poet, translator, and critic. He is author of Pindar’s Verbal Art and his own original poetry has been collected and published in Bicycle and The Kazantzakis Guide to Greece.