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Sixty Poems of Martial In Translation

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Description:Good epigrams (like demonic Rice Krispies) go Snap, Crackle, Pow! Witness Fitts' rendering of Martial X:16- "He aimed at the target, but he got/ his wife in the gullet. Lucky shot." The translator of the epigrams faces problems of how to keep them sharp and stinging, bright and biting, and pertinent- for they abound in topical allusion. Fitts succeeds brilliantly in mastering these problems by respecting the tenor and the tone as well as the texts of the originals. With wit, an unerring ear for idiom and analogous word-play, and joy in the use/abuse of slick stereotypes, he creates poetry for contemporary Americans with no infidelity to Roman Martial. Witness IX: 33- "You asked at the Baths why all this sudden applause?/ It's their habit, Cabot./ Another Yale type has stepped out of his drawers." This slight and selective collection is recommended as excellent Martial and fine modern verse.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sixty Poems of Martial In Translation. To get started finding Sixty Poems of Martial In Translation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 127

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Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., New York

Release: 1967

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Description: Good epigrams (like demonic Rice Krispies) go Snap, Crackle, Pow! Witness Fitts' rendering of Martial X:16- "He aimed at the target, but he got/ his wife in the gullet. Lucky shot." The translator of the epigrams faces problems of how to keep them sharp and stinging, bright and biting, and pertinent- for they abound in topical allusion. Fitts succeeds brilliantly in mastering these problems by respecting the tenor and the tone as well as the texts of the originals. With wit, an unerring ear for idiom and analogous word-play, and joy in the use/abuse of slick stereotypes, he creates poetry for contemporary Americans with no infidelity to Roman Martial. Witness IX: 33- "You asked at the Baths why all this sudden applause?/ It's their habit, Cabot./ Another Yale type has stepped out of his drawers." This slight and selective collection is recommended as excellent Martial and fine modern verse.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sixty Poems of Martial In Translation. To get started finding Sixty Poems of Martial In Translation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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