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P. Vergilii Maronis opera Publius Vergilius Maro · 1532 · 610p · ≈ 20h · Demanding 4to. ff. [2] (blank), [1] (plates), [14] (prelims), pp. 246, 588, [192], ff. [2] (blank). Signatures: â4, ê4, î4, ô2, A-Z4, Aa-Gg4, Hh3, 2A-Z4, 2Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, AAaa-DDdd4, EEee2, a-z4, aa4. Contemporary French calf. Gilt filet on boards’ edges. Gilded spine on 5 bars, red panel. Red edges. Signature “A.G.” on first blank. Manuscript note on second blank in French, stating this is a first… Shares: Latin Pastoral poetry, Aeneas, Latin Epic poetry, Latin Didactic poetry

Aeneis Publius Vergilius Maro · 1592 · ★ 3.9 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Demanding "Virgil's masterpiece of Latin poetry, a lively, dramatic poem of daring and adventure, of love and loss, of devotion and death. " Shares: Aeneas, Latin Epic poetry, Latin Didactic poetry, Agriculture

The Georgics of Virgil translated by Thomas Neville, .. Publius Vergilius Maro · 1523 · ★ 4.0 · 91p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Virgil's classic poem extols the virtues of work, describes the care of crops, trees, animals, and bees, and stresses the importance of moral values. Shares: Latin Pastoral poetry, Latin Didactic poetry, Latin poetry, Agriculture

Aeneidos Publius Vergilius Maro · 1517 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Demanding Shares: Aeneas, Latin Epic poetry, Latin language, Legends

Aeneid Publius Vergilius Maro · 1839 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Challenging i don't think anybody else has ever read this book without first being forced to learn latin. yet it is worth reading in translation .the setting, sicily, libya, italy some twenty-five hundred years ago comes alive as communities of farmers and small towns united by person-sized culture. the land, the government, the value of father-son, husband-wife bonds, sports, hand-to hand combat, all… Shares: Aeneas, Latin Epic poetry, Legends, Poetry

Virgils Eclogues translated into English: by W.L. Gent Publius Vergilius Maro · 1556 · ★ 3.5 · 46p · ≈ 1h · Demanding "The Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, so influential in so much subsequent literature, perhaps best exemplify what pastoral can do."--BOOK JACKET. "These songs made a world; it is a world all the more beautiful for being vulnerab1e to the intrusions of power and of natural calamity and loss."--BOOK JACKET. "A bilingual edition,… Shares: Latin Pastoral poetry, Latin Didactic poetry, Agriculture, Country life

Pharsalia Lucan · 1486 · ★ 3.9 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Demanding "In this edition Professor Fantham offers the first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem on the war between Caesar and Pompey: De bello civili. Book II presents all three leading figures - Cato, Caesar and Pompey - in speech and action. It expresses the moral and political dilemma of civil war and portrays Pompey's loss of authority during his withdrawal from… Shares: Latin Epic poetry, Latin language, Early works to 1800, Poetry

Tristia; Ex Ponto Ovid · 1892 · 510p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual… Shares: Latin Didactic poetry, Latin poetry, Poetry

Carmina Horace · 1712 · ★ 4.0 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Demanding "The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. Their subtlety of tone and brilliance of technique have often proved elusive, especially when - as has usually been the case - a single translator ventures to maneuver through Horace's infinite variety. Now for the first time, leading poets from America, England, and Ireland have collaborated to bring all 103 odes into… Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus · 1554 · ★ 3.3 · 419p · ≈ 13h · Demanding Includes an introduction to this Roman poet, selections from his poetry, vocabulary and grammatical notes, and glossaries on meters and figures of speech. Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Early works to 1800, Poetry

Fasti Ovid · 1482 · ★ 3.8 · 301p · ≈ 10h · Demanding "One of the fullest and most enjoyable sources of information on Roman myth and religion, the Fasti is both a calendar of daily rituals and a witty sequence of stories recounted in a variety of styles and genres, comic, tragic, elegiac, epic and erotic. Yet many of them contain uncomfortable political echoes. Augustus tried to control his subjects by imposing his own version of history and annual… Shares: Latin Didactic poetry, Latin poetry, Poetry

Odes Horace · 1635 · ★ 4.0 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Demanding This groundbreaking new translation of Horace's most widely read collection of poetry is rendered in modern, metrical English verse rather than the more common free verse found in many other translations. Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz adapts the Roman poet's rich and metrically varied poetry to English formal verse, reproducing the works in a way that maintains fidelity to the tone, timbre, and style of… Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Satirae Horace · 1763 · ★ 5.0 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus's regime, his Satires provide trenchant social commentary on men's perennial enslavement to money, power, fame, and sex. Not as frequently translated as his Odes, in… Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Q. Horatii Flacci opera Horace · 1498 · ★ 3.5 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Demanding Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Ars poetica Horace · 1536 · ★ 3.6 · 82p · ≈ 2h · Demanding Horace was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, now celebrated for being one of the greatest poets the world has ever known. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Horace in English and Latin, with… Shares: Latin Didactic poetry, Early works to 1800, Poetry

De rerum natura Titus Lucretius Carus · 1486 · ★ 4.0 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Demanding This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and the superstitious worship of wilful gods for a life of serene contentment in the available pleasures of nature. Lucretius (c100-c55BC), in elucidating this belief, steers the reader through an extraordinary breadth of subject matter, ranging from the indestructibility of… Shares: Latin Didactic poetry, Early works to 1800, Poetry

Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Challenging "The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto… Shares: Operas, Music

Beggar's opera John Gay · 1728 · ★ 3.4 · 60p · ≈ 2h · Demanding The beggar's opera, John Gay. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/1796 . The beggar's opera Gay, John, 1685-1732 Bear, Richard s.n. s.l. [1765] Shares: Operas, Early works to 1800

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