"Professor Lattimore, holding closely to the original metres, has produced renderings of great power and beauty. His feeling for the telling noun and verb, the simple yet poignant epithet, and the dramatic turn of syntax is marked. He has completely freed the poems from sentimentality, and the thrilling ancient names-Anacreon, Alcaeus, Simonides, Sappho-acquire fresh brilliance and vitality under his hand."-Louise Bogan, The New Yorker "The significant quality of Mr. Lattimore's versions is that they are pure. The lenses he ...
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"Professor Lattimore, holding closely to the original metres, has produced renderings of great power and beauty. His feeling for the telling noun and verb, the simple yet poignant epithet, and the dramatic turn of syntax is marked. He has completely freed the poems from sentimentality, and the thrilling ancient names-Anacreon, Alcaeus, Simonides, Sappho-acquire fresh brilliance and vitality under his hand."-Louise Bogan, The New Yorker "The significant quality of Mr. Lattimore's versions is that they are pure. The lenses he provides are as clear as our language is capable of making them."-Moses Hadas, N.Y. Herald Tribune
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Add this copy of Greek Lyrics, Second Edition: More Than a Hundred Poems to cart. $2.25, good condition, Sold by American Classical League rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University of Chicago Press.
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Add this copy of Greek Lyrics (Phoenix Books) to cart. $2.59, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University Of Chicago Press.
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Add this copy of Greek Lyrics (Phoenix Books) to cart. $3.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University of Chicago Press.
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Add this copy of Greek Lyrics (Phoenix Books) to cart. $4.37, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University of Chicago Press.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of Greek Lyrics to cart. $5.00, good condition, Sold by The Hoja rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Bern, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University of Chicago Press.
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Fair. Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Acceptable-This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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Very Good. Text may contain some highlighting. Order shipped same day if if rec'd by 1PM CST, otherwise ships the next business day. Great Customer Service.
Add this copy of Greek Lyrics (Phoenix Books) to cart. $5.74, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University of Chicago Press.
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Add this copy of Greek Lyrics (Phoenix Books) to cart. $8.16, good condition, Sold by The Parnassus BookShop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by University of Chicago Press.
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Good. Size: 8vo-over 7; University of Chicago Press, 1960. Paperback in Good Condition. Translated by Richmond Lattimore. Second Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Enlarged edition with more than a hundred poems and poetic fragments from the great age of Greek lyric poetry-in robust and graceful modern translation. Pictorial cover is clean, worn; binding is tight; all pages intact. Pages quite clean but a few pages do have penciled l notations. 96 pages. 8vo. 1960, University of Chicago Press.
