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    The Complete Catullus

    de Isobel Williams ...
    During the latter phases of Covid, Isobel Williams completed her celebrated translations of the polyamorous ancient Roman poet Catullus. The poems that proved impossible when she prepared Shibari Carmina, published to acclaim in 2021, finally surrendered to her. 'Translating Catullus has been, for me, like cage fighting with two opponents, not just A Top Poet, but the schoolgirl I was, trained to ... Leer más

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  • Catullus: Shibari Carmina

    de Isobel Williams ...
    Carcanet publishes several Catulluses: C.H. Sisson's, Len Krisak's, Simon Smith's. But Isobel Williams's Catullus: Shibari Carmina is different in kind from the earlier versions. 'Translating Catullus has been, for me, like cage fighting with two opponents,' the translator writes: 'not just A Top Poet, but the schoolgirl I was, trained to show the examiner that she knew what each word meant.' The ... Leer más

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  • With Scott in the Antarctic

    Edward Wilson: Explorer, Naturalist, Artist

    de Isobel Williams ...
    Edward Wilson (1872-1912) accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on both his celebrated Antarctic voyages: the Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913.Wilson served as Junior Surgeon and Zoologist on Discovery and, on this expedition, with Scott and Ernest Shackleton he set a new Furthest South on 30 December 1902. He was Chief of Scientific Staff on the Terra Nova ... Leer más

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  • Captain Scott's Invaluable Assistant: Edgar Evans

    Edgar Evans

    de Isobel Williams ...
    Petty Officer Edgar Evans was Captain's Scott's 'giant worker' and his 'invaluable assistant'. He went with Scott on both the British Antarctic Expeditions of the early 1900s – the Discovery expedition of 1901 and the Terra Nova expedition in 1910 – distinguishing himself on both. In 1903, with Scott, Edgar made the first long and arduous sortie onto the Plateau of Victoria Land. The journey ... Leer más

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  • Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

    The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

    de David Roberts ...
    His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp.On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A ... Leer más

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  • An Unsung Hero

    de Michael Smith ...
    The story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged 15 and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton, and outlived both. Among the last to see Scott alive, Crean was in the search party that found the frozen body. An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship and deprivation. ... Leer más

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  • The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea

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    de Mark Haddon ...
    From the phenomenally bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time comes Mark Haddon’s first collection of poems.The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea reveals a poet of great versatility and formal talent. All the gifts so admired in Haddon’s prose are in strong evidence here—the humanity, the dark humour, and the uncanny ventriloquism—but ... Leer más

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  • Electric Light

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    de Seamus Heaney ...
    A powerful new collection by the bestselling translator of Beowulf.In the finland of perch, the fenland of alder, on airThat is water, on carpets of Bann stream, on holdIn the everything flows and steady go of the world.--from "Perch"Seamus Heaney's new collection travels widely in time and space, visiting the sites of the classical world and revisiting the poet's childhood: rural electrification ... Leer más

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  • Collected Poems

    de Tony Harrison ...
    Tony Harrison published his first pamphlet of poems in 1964 and for over fifty years has been a prominent force in modern poetry.His poetic range is truly far-reaching, from the intimate tenderness of family life and personal love, to war poems written from Bosnia and savage public outcries against politicians. In The Collected Poems, Harrison draws deeply both on classical tradition and on the ... Leer más

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  • The Books of Catullus

    Edición de Simon Smith ...
    The Books of Catullus is a new translation of the Roman poet Catullus which reinvents and reimagines his poetry for the contemporary age. It is the first version to divide Catullus's complete works into the three 'books' believed by many scholars to be how the text was originally received in the Late Republic (c.60 B.C.). The length of each 'book,' or grouping correlates to the usual length of a ... Leer más

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  • The Satires of Juvenal

    de Richard George ...
    The Roman poet Juvenal is widely regarded as the greatest satirist who ever lived. He is also one of the most politically incorrect writers of all time. In spite of this, he is one of the classical authors with most to offer to the contemporary general reader.Juvenal's descriptions of dictatorship and poverty are compelling. His portrayals of depravity in a teeming ancient city are disturbingly – ... Leer más

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  • Satyricon

    de Petronius Arbiter ...
    Traducido por Andrew Brown ...
    Documenting the colourful escapades of the former gladiator Encolpius and his less than faithful lover Giton, the "Satyricon" plunges the reader into the lives of ordinary Roman citizens, vividly revealing the Empire's seamy underbelly. A host of unforgettable characters are satirically presented, such as Trimalchio, the pretentious parvenu host, in a memorable banquet scene, the lascivious ... Leer más

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