The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart V: The Works of Horace, Translated into Verse

Karina Williamson, Editor

ISBN 10: 0198127723 / ISBN 13: 9780198127727

Published by Clarendon Press, New York, 1996

About this Item

1996 Clarendon Press hardcover; no dust jacket; withdrawn library copy with library markings/stickers; light cover wear; pages clean/tight; good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart V: The Works of Horace, Translated into Verse
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198127723
• ISBN 13: 9780198127727
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Volume V of the collected poetry publishes Smart's verse translation of Horace for the first time since 1767. Made in the prodigiously creative years between his release from the madhouse and his death, the translation now emerges as testimony to Smart's tireless creativity and poetic energy, and as a significant contribution to the present reappraisal of Horace's influence on English literature. The editors provide an introduction, full scholarly apparatus, and a detailed and clarifying commentary which explains Smart's more obscure passages.

About the Author

Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was an English poet, whose works include A Song to David and Jubilate Agno, both of which were at least partly written during his confinement in an insane asylum. Karina Williamson is at University of Edinburgh.