Greek Lyric Poetry A Ne Translation [Paperback]

Sherod Santos's new translation of classical poems answers Rosetti's mandate that the only true motive for putting poetry into a fresh language must be to endow a fresh nation&with one more possession of beauty. Arranged into four periodsClassical, Hellenic, Roman, and Early ByzantineWinner of the Umhoefer Prize: A magnificent achievement, better, more animated, buoyant, and richly articulated than any other version I know. Anthony Hecht