Hornsby, Roger A. — Reading Latin Poetry

Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1969. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear to the purple cloth over boards, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but for slight edgewear. Top-stained in red. An excellent survey of the work (over 100 poems) of poets as disparate as Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Seneca, Martial, Catullus, and Sappho, among others. Excellent, nutsy-boltsy help with regards to how to read individual chapters devoted to meter, language, and imagery as well as format and the organization of a Latin poem. Bilingual, English and Latin texts. xiv [1], 3-272 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,