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29%OFFRelihan Joel - Golden Ass - 9780872208889 - V9780872208889
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Golden Ass

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Description for Golden Ass Using alliteration and assonance, rhythm and rhyme, the occasional archaism, the rare neologism, and devices of punctuation and typography, this book is a translation of the original Latin. It contains a general Introduction and includes index, bibliography, and maps. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.

Relihan uses alliteration and assonance, rhythm and rhyme, the occasional archaism, the rare neologism, and devices of punctuation and typography, to create a sparkling, luxurious, and readable translation that reproduces something of the linguistic and comic effects of the original Latin. The general Introduction is a masterpiece of clarity, orienting the reader in matters of authorship, narration, genre, religion, structure and style. A generous and browsable index, select bibliography, and maps are included.

Product Details

Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872208889
SKU
V9780872208889
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About Relihan Joel
Joel C. Relihan is Professor of Classics, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

Reviews for Golden Ass
Relihan is an American Euphues. I like everything about this edition from the title page to the index. The translation is magnificent.
Stanley Lombardo, Department of Classics, University of Kansas This is easily the best English translation of The Golden Ass. I find that undergraduates with little or no knowledge of classical literature or the Greco-Roman world can readily ... Read more

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