More Latin Lyrics, from Virgil to Milton (English and Latin Edition)
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ISBN: 0393044696 / Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, June 1977
Traces the Latin influence in Europe for some sixteen hundred years through bilingual texts of the works of such poets as Horace, Boethius, Hildebert, and Aquinas
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On facing pages in Latin and English, most of the poems in this anthology were written between the first century A.D. and the thirteenth century. They were chosen by the translator during the dark days of World War II, and many reflect ageless themes, affirming the values of civilization, values that have endured through war and tumult in centuries past. Each poet’s work is prefaced by an editorial note, followed by a passage from Helen Waddell’s own published writings.
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