{"product_id":"perspectives-of-roman-poetry-karl-galinsky-9780292740945","title":"Perspectives of Roman Poetry: A Classics Symposium","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading specialists, the essays in \u003ci\u003ePerspectives of Roman Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e seek to provide a broad range of readers with a good understanding of some essential aspects of major Roman poets and poetic genres. The value of the essays is enhanced, for comparative purposes, by their extensive reference to modern authors. such as Shakespeare and Tolkien. For the modern reader, Latin quotations are accompanied by effective English translations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays and their authors are as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"The Woman's Role in Latin Love Poetry,\" by Georg Luck\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Autobiography and Art in Horace,\" by William S. Anderson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Some Trees in Virgil and Tolkien,\" by Kenneth J. Reckford\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"The Business of Roman Comedy,\" by Erich Segal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Ovid's Metamorphosis of Myth,\" by G. Karl Galinsky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e The preface and concluding panel discussion illumine the situation of literary criticism inthe classics and point out the need for diversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerspectives of Roman Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e resulted from a symposium held at the University of Texas at Austin in 1972. These essays offer different and, in some cases, heterodox interpretations that will serve as a basis for future discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Galinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292740948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292740945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Karl Galinsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906552811775,"sku":"9780292740945","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fcb9958c-5672-4788-8a5c-b71d58b53e1e.jpg?v=1748770761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perspectives-of-roman-poetry-karl-galinsky-9780292740945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}