Poets in a Landscape

New York: Knopf, 1957. 1st edition. 267 pages; illustrations; 25 cm. "Notes" (bibliographical) p. 251-267 Tight and clan copy with very minor rubbing to spine head cloth; no jacket. Hardcover.

Contents: Catullus -- Vergil -- Propertius -- Horace -- Tibullus -- Ovid -- Juvenal -- Rome.

"Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) was a legendary teacher at Columbia University, admired both for his scholarship and his charisma as a lecturer. Poets in a Landscape is his delightful exploration of Latin literature and the Italian landscape. As Highet writes in his introduction, I have endeavored to recall some of the greatest Roman poets by describing the places were they lived, recreating their characters and evoking the essence of their work. The poets are Catullus, Vergil, Propertius, Horace, Tibullus, Ovid, and Juvenal. Highet brings them life, setting them in their historical context and locating them in the physical world, while also offering crisp modern translations of the poets finest work. The result is an entirely sui generis amalgam of travel writing, biography, criticism, and pure poetry altogether an unexcelled introduction to the world of the classics."

Poets, Latin -- Homes and haunts. Landscapes in literature. Poètes latins -- Résidences et lieux familiers. Poésie latine -- Histoire et critique. Paysages dans la littérature. Intellectual life. Landscapes in literature. Latin poetry. Literature. Poets, Latin -- Homes and haunts. Latin poetry -- History and criticism Poets, Latin -- Homes and haunts Landscapes in literature Geographic: Rome -- Intellectual life. Rome -- In literature. Rome -- Intellectual life. Rome -- In literature. Rome (Empire) Rome -- Intellectual life Rome -- In literature