On reading Pope's Homer
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Pope spent the year 1713-1720 translating the 'Illiad', producing what many consider to be a work of great lyrical beauty, that Samuel Johnson called the greatest translation ever. Its rhyming structures are analyzed, and compared to a modern, literal translation by Richmond Lattimore.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1997
Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Translations and translating, The Iliad (Poem), Homer (Greek poet), Pope, Alexander, Lattimore, Richmond
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1997
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The Karma Sutra of Reading
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The love manual, The Karma Sutra is almost 2,000 years old. This classic set of instructions for love making is rendered in comic strip formate showing erotic yoga positions modern lovers should take as they read books together.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1997
Humor and anecdotes, Illustration, Yoga, Hatha, Hatha yoga, Books and reading, The Karma Sutra (Book)
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1997
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