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The availability of The Latin Eclogues in English is a major contribution to the study of the literature and history of the Italian Renaissance.

Trade Review
Pastoral poems that reflect both the great issues, including the political and military intrigues, of Renaissance Italy, and the era's day-to-day life... A fluid and accessible translation. Toronto Globe and Mail 2010 A welcome opportunity for new audiences to discover an obscure yet arguably more emblematic side to the author. -- Cristina Rios TLS 2010

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface
I. Galla
II. Pampinea
III. Faunus
IV. Dorus
V. The Falling Forest
VI. Alcestus
VII. The Quarrel
VIII. Midas
IX. Anxiety
X. The Dark Valley
XI. Pantheon
XII. Saphos
XIII. The Laurel Wreath
XIV. Olympia
XV. Phylostropos
XVI. The Messenger

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A Hardback by Giovanni Boccaccio, David R. Slavitt

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    Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
    Publication Date: 28/06/2010
    ISBN13: 9780801895623, 978-0801895623
    ISBN10: 0801895626
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The availability of The Latin Eclogues in English is a major contribution to the study of the literature and history of the Italian Renaissance.

    Trade Review
    Pastoral poems that reflect both the great issues, including the political and military intrigues, of Renaissance Italy, and the era's day-to-day life... A fluid and accessible translation. Toronto Globe and Mail 2010 A welcome opportunity for new audiences to discover an obscure yet arguably more emblematic side to the author. -- Cristina Rios TLS 2010

    Table of Contents

    Translator's Preface
    I. Galla
    II. Pampinea
    III. Faunus
    IV. Dorus
    V. The Falling Forest
    VI. Alcestus
    VII. The Quarrel
    VIII. Midas
    IX. Anxiety
    X. The Dark Valley
    XI. Pantheon
    XII. Saphos
    XIII. The Laurel Wreath
    XIV. Olympia
    XV. Phylostropos
    XVI. The Messenger

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