ARGONAUT BOOKS

Reviews "An excellent piece of work. Lombardo and McClure have struck the right balance between literal and lyrical, formal and informal. Each of the letters has a distinct voice-something clear in the Latin but difficult to convey.     "There are many small pleasures for the reader looking at the Latin (duplicated line-starts and -ends, verbal effects, etc.). Most are unobtrusive, which is all to the good. This translation is not designed to be a crib, though it wouldn't be bad as one. More importantly, the poems read well in English. There are lots of glancing references ...Read More