The complete works of the early fifth-century Roman writer 42 elegiac fables are rendered into contemporary English verse by noted poet, translator, critic, and journalist Slavitt. The volume also features four new illustrations by artist Neil Welliver. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
David R. Slavitt, poet, novelist, critic, and journalist, has published more than fifty books. His translations include the Metamorphoses of Ovid, The Fables of Avianus, the & quot;Eclogues& quot; and & quot;Georgics& quot; of Virgil, and Seneca: The Tragedies, Vols. 1 and 2, all available from Johns Hopkins.