Product Description

Carl Orff's 24 selections from the 200 beloved medieval poems of the Carmina Burana celebrate the universal range of human emotion and experience: passion, longing, exuberance, humor, rebellion, ennui, resignation. Now tender, now tragic; secular, yet reverent; the poems of the Carmina touch the chords of our purest and darkest spirituality. An excellent resource for the student, the performer, the audience, and the general reader.
Features

Sebesta's unique edition provides:

Dual-language edition with original Latin poems and facing English translation
18 medieval woodcut prints and 17 original illustrations
Facing vocabulary
Glossary
Essays on medieval poetry and Latin, the selections, and Carl Orff
Text suitable for use as a libretto
Additional literary translation by Jeffrey M. Duban

Author Bio

Judith Lynn Sebesta received her BA in Classics from the University of Chicago and her PhD in Classics from Stanford University. She has pursued research in England, Germany, Italy, France, Denmark, Greece, and Turkey. Her particular interests include ancient costume, the teaching of Latin, and women in antiquity. She is currently Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of History at the University of South Dakota. Sebesta's other publications include The Etruscans (The American Classical League, 1992), The World of Roman Costume with Larissa Bonfante (University of Wisconsin Press, 1994), The Letters of Pliny (Classical Association of New England), and numerous articles and book reviews for professional journals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1115257 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01
• Original language: Latin
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 165 pages