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Thơ Nôm Yên Đỏ̂, Tú Xương
By Khuyé̂n Nguyẽ̂n. 1980
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Anthology of poetry of the two best known Vietnamese poets of the late nineteenth century. The poems exemplify the "Southern Writing" which contrasts with the Chinese-influenced "Northern Writing." Vietnamese language
Truyen Kieu
By Du Nguyẽ̂n. 1983
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Nineteenth-century narrative poem of love and sacrifice recounts the story of a young girl forced by circumstances to become a…
prostitute. This classic work is an acknowledged masterpiece of Vietnamese literature. Vietnamese languageGeorgics
By Virgil.
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Odes: With Carmen Saeculare
By Horace, Stanley Lombardo, Anthony Corbeill. 2018
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Horace's Odes enjoys a long tradition of translation into English, most famously in versions that seek to replicate the quantitative…
rhythms of the Latin verse in rhymed quatrains. Stanley Lombardo, one of our preeminent translators of classical literature, now gives us a Horace for our own day that focuses on the dynamics, sense, and tone of the Odes, while still respecting its architectonic qualities. In addition to notes on each of the odes, Anthony Corbeill offers an Introduction that sketches the poet's tumultuous political and literary careers, highlights the Odes' intricate construction and thematic breadth, and identifies some qualities of this work that shed light on a disputed question in its reception: Are these poems or lyrics? This dual-language edition will prove a boon to students of classical civilization, Roman literature, and lovers of one of the great masters of Latin verse.Aeneid
By Virgil.
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