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Poets in a Landscape

Paperback • 2010 • English

Poets in a Landscape

By Gilbert Highet

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About the book

Gilbert Highet was a legendary teacher at Columbia University, admired for his scholarship and his charisma as a lecturer. Poets in a Landscape is his delightful exploration of both Latin literature and the Italian landscape. As Highet writes in his introduction, "I 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." The poets are Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Tibullus, Ov...Show more

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9781590173381

Publisher

NYRB Classics

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Poets in a Landscape

Format

Paperback

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