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"West shows...ingenuity and resourcefulness at bringing across the complex linguistic, generic and social nuances of the originals....West's book should be the translation of choice for students and general readers, whatever their motive for reading this poetry may be, and even experienced scholars will want to see what West has made of the difficult and controversial passages they encounter in their own study of Greek....By all means acquire this beautifully produced volume."--International Journal of the Classical Tradition
"Clear, modern translation free of the defects of both literalism and unnecessary paraphrase. A very useful book for a survey of Greek lit course."--Douglas Domingo Foraste, California State University at Long Beach
"A representative and entrancing collection faithfully rendered with musical elegance and, when the occasion demands, frankly lucid."--E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University
"Finally an affordable replacement for Lattimore! This selection is enormous, the notes are generous in scope. I will adopt this next time I do Greek lit."--D.W. Tandy, University of Tennessee
"While translation always pays a price, this one can boast a language vigorous and frank, and above all, readable."--Donald L. Jennermann, Religious Studies Review
"Clear, modern translation free of the defects of both literalism and unnecessary paraphrase. A very useful book for a survey of Greek lit course."--Douglas Domingo Foraste, California State University at Long Beach
"A representative and entrancing collection faithfully rendered with musical elegance and, when the occasion demands, frankly lucid."--E.N. Genovese, San Diego State University
"Finally an affordable replacement for Lattimore! This selection is enormous, the notes are generous in scope. I will adopt this next time I do Greek lit."--D.W. Tandy, University of Tennessee
"While translation always pays a price, this one can boast a language vigorous and frank, and above all, readable."--Donald L. Jennermann, Religious Studies Review
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The Greek lyric, elegiac, and iambic poets of the two centuries from 650 to 450 BC - Archilochus and Alcman, Sappho and Mimnermus, Anacreon, Simonides, and the rest - produced some of the finest poetry of antiquity, perfect in form, spontaneous in expression, reflecting all the joys and anxieties of their personal lives and of the societies in which they lived. This new poetic translation by a leading expert captures the nuances of meaning and the whole spirit of this poetry as never before. It is not merely a selection but covers all the surviving poems and intelligible fragments, apart from the works of Pindar and Bacchylides, and includes a number of pieces not previously translated. The Introduction gives a brief account of the poets, and explanatory Notes on the texts will be found at the end.
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An excellent book, a comprehensive collection of fragments, some big some small, of poetry from the classical age in Ancient Greece . My only criticism is that I found the valuable notes at the end very difficult to relate to the poems.
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Greek Poetry
31 Oct 2000
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M.L. West is one of the finest classicists today dealing with Greek poetry. He knows this subject better than most and you can tell with the selection of poets he chooses to elucidate. The years he covers are not the only years Greek poetry was written, but the poets are among the most famous: Sappho, Alcaeus, Archilocos (my favorite) and many more. I believe this book will give you enough overlay of Greek Lyric poetry that you wouldn't have to read another one. Perfect for the average reader, or the classicist who wishes to experiment in what they are reading.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Tired, Dry and Stiff, but complete...
10 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
It's always a toss up when it comes to translations of Greek lyric. either you get an edition that is beautifully wrought but incomplete OR dry and complete!
Well, that's what you get here! It is as concise and complete as you need it for studying but as art to love and enjoy...the translations by West are tired, monotonous and stiff...I almost like Lattimore's stiff translations of Greek lyric more!
The print is also un-aesthetic and poems are so close next to each other (in order to fit them all), that it strains your eyes to read them.
A useful text for people in school but not for those to be truly inspired by...though I wish I could say the opposite.
Well, that's what you get here! It is as concise and complete as you need it for studying but as art to love and enjoy...the translations by West are tired, monotonous and stiff...I almost like Lattimore's stiff translations of Greek lyric more!
The print is also un-aesthetic and poems are so close next to each other (in order to fit them all), that it strains your eyes to read them.
A useful text for people in school but not for those to be truly inspired by...though I wish I could say the opposite.
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