Translator David Slavitt (62 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 120 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket, minor wear, solid binding and bright pages, a nice copy.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Later Printing. one of the Complete Roman Drama in Translation series -- we have volume II of this also listed. Slavitt, David R. - Editor and Translator (illustrator).

Paperback. First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 55pp. With a Foreword By Jack Zipes. Illustrated by Neil Welliver. First Edition Thus [1993], unstated. Trade Paperback. These 42 Roman fables from the early 5th century A.D. are translated into a free-verse style which is quite readable. They remained popular into the Middle Ages, with their emphasis on hyperbole, the grotesque, and ironic twists. Avianus's fables are retellings of the fables of Babrius's fables which are part of the Aesop and Indic fable tradition. Zipes' forward provides a very short history of the fable tradition. The translation by Slavitt is brilliant - the translation is loose in a way that allows Slavitt to translate the irony of the original. The fables are great fun to read - you'll never the heavily get the preachy tone that often appears in translations. Here you will meet Charlie the Tuna; you'll find the crabby crab mother lecturing "Why can't you look where you're going, go where you're looking, pick up your feet, put your best foot forward, try a little harder, stand up straight, pay attention, put yourself sometines in the other person's shoes, ." If you can't have fun with this collection of fables, don't be such a sourpuss, look on the bright side, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed? .(it's all in there).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Very fine/Very fine. First Edition. First printing. Hardbound. A clean unread copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket protector. F-2000.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine dust. First Edition. Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; 55 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. NEW YORK: Oxford University Press (1996). First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW/NEW. A pristine unread copy. Smoke-free. Shipped in well padded box. 0.0.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good. 1998 University of Pennsylvania Press. Trade paperback. 159 pages. Penn Greek Drama Series. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Two pages are dog-eared.

1997. Classical Studies. University of Pennsylvania Press. 98p., fine paperback.

Condition: FINE. First printing. A new translation of this 16th century poem by this Portuguese born member of the crypto-Jewish Marrano community. A stylistically elegant piece of Renaiisance writing, the theme of the persecution of the Biblical Jews at the hands of the Persian king Haman was an analogy with the suffering of the Jews during the Inquistion - and now has the added resonance of the Holocaust. Also includes the shorter poem 'In the Praise of the Lord.' 94 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.).…

tall, dark grey cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (NAP). tutone frontis. illustration. xix+55p. poetry. ancient literature. roman literature. roman empire. folklore. mythology. philosophy. ~ "When the word fable is mentioned," writes Jack Zipes in his foreword to this volume, "one automatically thinks of the name Aesop, never Avianus." Nevertheless, the lively and instructive fables of this early fifth~century Roman writer enjoyed significant popularity in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Now the complete work of Avianus ~ forty~two elegiac fables in all ~ has been rendered into contemporary English verse by acclaimed translator David Slavitt. The volume also features four new illustrations by the artist Neil Welliver. The fables of Avianus show a world in flux, a topsy~turvy world, in which humor and cunning constitute the only saving grace for humans~and, one might add, the poet. While remaining true to the Aesopic spirit of depicting scenes of survival of the fittest in a blunt and candid manner, Avianus is fond of hyperbole and the grotesque, and he skillfully employs his hexameters to bring about an ironic twist that often makes the reader question traditional assumptions. Writing at a time when the Roman world was being transformed by the rise of Christianity, Avianus appears to voice doubt about humankind's ability to deal with change. But Avianus's voice was not a voice of despair. Like Aesop, he shows a clear preference in his fables for learning how to survive and for the underdog. These and other parallels between Avianus's world and our own are all the more striking in the splendid verse translations of David Slavitt. Speaking as clearly to us as he did to his Roman contemporaries, Avianus is once again revealed as a shrewd poet who can unmask hypocrisy and overcome adversity every bit as well as his savvy master Aesop.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hbk no pagination an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New York: Oxford University Press [1999]. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. New in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. Comes with archival-quality acid-free mylar dust jacket protector. 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. hbk 83pp an excellent clean tight unmarked copy in sleeve-protected dj as new.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. hbk 94pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 122 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First printing. Very good in wraps showing some light handling. 8vo. xiv, 672pp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 76 pages. 7.80x4.80x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xix+55 pages. The Complete works of this fifth-century Roman writer has been rendered into contemporary English verse by the acclaimed translator Slavitt.

Condition: Very Good. Bits Press Cleveland, OH 1985 Binding: Hardcover.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 8vo. xliv, 261 pp. Original illustrated stiff white wrappers. This is a tight, fine book.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Translated by David R. Slavitt. Delgado, a Jewish Marrano, wrote poetry during his lifetime (1585-1653) Smaller book, maroon cloth, silver bright on spine, 94 pages. DJ has purple-tinted illustration on front, praise on back from Susan Mitchell. DJ and book, both As New.…

First Edition, thus. 8vo, pp. 144. With drawings by Raymond Davidson.Bound in printed wraps. Inscribed on the title page for poet William Jay Smith and his wife: "For Sonja ~ Bill | Love | David | 9/22/01" Fine. Not literal translations, but modern interpretations of the Virgil poems. Davidson, Raymond (illustrator). …

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Light edge wear to covers with a small crease to upper right corner. Clean pages free of writing, marks or tears. Binding is secure. No spine creases. Our feedback says it all! Feel confident when you order from Hilltop Book Shop.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 175 pages. 7.00x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 254 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.