{"product_id":"the-latin-poetry-of-thomas-gray-9781350419872","title":"The Latin Poetry of Thomas Gray","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the first full-scale edition of Thomas Gray's Latin poetry, the Latin text and facing English translation are complemented by a detailed introduction and comprehensive commentary that situate Gray's Latin verse in relation to his vernacular poetry, epistolary correspondence, and, especially, his appropriation of classical and Neo-Latin literature. \u003c\/b\u003eThis book also traces hitherto unlocated manuscripts of several of his Latin poems, and includes an \u003ci\u003eeditio princeps \u003c\/i\u003eof recently discovered Latin verses pertaining to his Neapolitan sojourn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gray's Latin poetry presents an illuminating portrait of the artist as a young man, mapping his growth and development from his Etonian days to his undergraduate years at Cambridge University, to his continental journey and his return to England. Impressively eclectic in its scope and tone, it ranges from experimental renderings of English, Greek and Italian verse to more strikingly original pieces, including poetic reinterpreta\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187311829335,"sku":"9781350419872","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-latin-poetry-of-thomas-gray-9781350419872","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}