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Gilbert Highet and
Michael C. J. Putnam (foreword by)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
New York Review of Books
Publication date
March 16, 2010
Pages
276
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781590173381
ISBN-10
1590173384
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.64 lbs.
Original list price
$17.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Gilbert Highet was a legendary teacher at Columbia University, admired both for his scholarship and his charisma as a lecturer. Poets in a Landscape is his delightful exploration of Latin literature and the Italian landscape. As Highet writes in his introduction, âI have endeavored to recall some of the greatest Roman poets by describing the places were they lived, recreating their characters and evoking the essence of their work.â The poets are Catullus, Vergil, Propertius, Horace, Tibullus, Ovid, and Juvenal. Highet brings them life, setting them in their historical context and locating them in the physical world, while also offering crisp modern translations of the poetsâ finest work. The result is an entirely sui generis amalgam of travel writing, biography, criticism, and pure poetryâaltogether an unexcelled introduction to the world of the classics.
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (June 1, 1957)
9780394440712 | details & prices | List price $8.95
About: Using the poet's native Italian landscapes, Gilbert Highet recreates these poets "in situ" to evoke the essence of their work.
About: Using the poet's native Italian landscapes, Gilbert Highet recreates these poets "in situ" to evoke the essence of their work.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With Michael C. J. Putnam (other contributor) |
from New York Review of Books (March 16, 2010)
9781590173381 | details & prices | 276 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $17.95
About: Gilbert Highet was a legendary teacher at Columbia University, admired both for his scholarship and his charisma as a lecturer.
About: Gilbert Highet was a legendary teacher at Columbia University, admired both for his scholarship and his charisma as a lecturer.
from Prion Books (April 1, 1999)
9781853753015 | details & prices | 276 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $19.95
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