{"product_id":"the-greek-poets-homer-to-the-present","title":"The Greek Poets: Homer to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree thousand years of the greatest Greek poetry  exquisitely translated and assembled in a handsome volume sure to be a modern classic. This landmark volume captures three millennia of Greek poetrymore than 1 000 poems and 200 poets. From the epics of Homeric Greece to the historical and erotic ironies of Cavafy  from the romances  hymns  and bawdy rhymes of Byzantium to the innovative voices of a resurgent twentieth century  this anthology brings together the diverse strands of the Greek poetic tradition. The favorites are all hereraging Achilles  restless Odysseus  strong-hearted Penelopebut The Greek Poets also presents neglected eras  from the rise of Constantinople to the end of the Ottoman occupation. In offering canonical poets such as Sappho and Pindar  and the modern Nobel laureates Seferis and Elytis  the renowned editors give us their new translations and bring together other masterful translators  including Robert Fagles  James Merrill  and W. S. Merwin  along with a younger generation that includes Anne Carson  Paul Muldoon  and Alicia Stallings. This is an essential companion to the Western literary tradition. map\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985328992309,"sku":"ByrdShop_0393060837","price":43.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780393060836.jpg?v=1770855098","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-greek-poets-homer-to-the-present","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}