Highet, Gilbert — Poets in a Landscape

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bound in blue cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine, rubbed a bit, bumping to spine head and foot. Stated First Edition. Previous owner's bookplate removed from inside front flap. Introduction to the text. Another to Translations and Pictures, then chapters devoted to Catullus, Vergil, Propertius, Horace, Tibullus, Ovid, Juvenal and Rome, plus notes and index. From the publisher, "Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) was a legendary teacher at Columbia University, admired both for his scholarship and his charisma as a lecturer. Poets in a Landscape is his delightful exploration of 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 where they lived, recreating their characters and evoking the essence of their work . . . The result is an entirely sui generis amalgam of travel writing, biography, criticism, and pure poetry altogether an unexcelled introduction to the world of the classics." 267 [xi] [1], pp. plus a note about the author and text.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good