About this title: Published here for the first time since 1767, Christopher Smart's verse translation of Horace was made in the prodigiously creative years between his release from the madhouse and his death. The translation strengthens the impression made by all Smart's later verse of a poet of remarkable lyrical virtuosity and boldness of expression. 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. Smart's contemporaries, however, either ignored the project, or ...
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780198127727ISBN:0198127723
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 216x138 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (512) published here for the first time since 1767, christopher smart's verse translation of horace strengthens the impression made by all smart's later verse of a poet of remarkable lyrical virtuosity and boldness of expression. karina williamson's informative introduction discusses smart's principles and methods in the context of 18th-century attitudes to the translation of classical works. full ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780198127727ISBN:0198127723
Description: New. 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 Sma... read more
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