Product Description

In this anthology of Greek verse, poets from Homer and Sappho to Sophocles and Euripides provide a glimpse of the lost world of Ancient Greece. The original Greek verse is accompanied by the translations of celebrated writers such as Alexander Pope, W.B. Yeats and Oscar Wilde. Evocative frescoes and vase paintings from sites closely linked with Greek myth and history illustrate each page. Brief biographical information about each of the Greek poets, as well as a note on the art, complete the book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #505462 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages

Customer Reviews

A fine place to be.
A lot of people find Greek and Latin literature boring as hell.If they refer to their school books I cannot blame them.But lets keep in mind that Sappho wrote poetry as 'refreshing as a morning breeze'and that Euripides sometimes wrote horror as if he was an early incarnation of Stephen King. Homer is often humorous for instance when he describes Zeus who's afraid that his wife Hera will be mad at him if he should change the course of the Trojan war.

A Garden of Greek Verse proofs to us that Greek literature is a very intresting place to travel with a large variety of landscapes. I should say: read this little book of 80 pages, enjoy the beautiful illustrations and forget all about your school books.