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Published here for the first time since 1767, Christopher Smart's verse translation of Horace was made in the years between his release from the madhouse and his death. The introduction places Smart's methods in the context of 18th-century attitudes to the translation of classical works.

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a model of lucid scholarly exposition ... It is to be hoped that Karina Williamson's excellent new edition will rekindle interest in an unjustly neglected work. * David Hopkins, University of Bristol, Translation & Literature *

The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart Volume V. The Works of Horace Translated Into Verse

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/6/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780198127727, 978-0198127727
      ISBN10: 0198127723
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Published here for the first time since 1767, Christopher Smart's verse translation of Horace was made in the years between his release from the madhouse and his death. The introduction places Smart's methods in the context of 18th-century attitudes to the translation of classical works.

      Trade Review
      a model of lucid scholarly exposition ... It is to be hoped that Karina Williamson's excellent new edition will rekindle interest in an unjustly neglected work. * David Hopkins, University of Bristol, Translation & Literature *

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