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Face of Water by Sarah Ruden
Category: Philosophy and Religion
A dazzling reconsideration of the language and translation of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, from the acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature ("The best translation of The Aeneid,certainly the best of our time"-Ursula Le Guin; "The first translation since Dryden that can be rea ...Show more
The Aeneid by Vergil; Sarah Ruden (Translator); Susanna Braund (Introduction by)
Category: Classic Fiction
A powerful and poignant translation of Vergil's epic poem, newly equipped with introduction and notes This is a substantial revision of Sarah Ruden's celebrated 2008 translation of Vergil's Aeneid, which was acclaimed by Garry Wills as "the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a gre ...Show more
The Gospels by Sarah Ruden (Translator)
Category: Philosophy and Religion
For millennia, the first four books of the New Testament have not only supported the central tenets of Christianity, but have also proved to be formative texts for the modern Western world. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John comprise the life and ministry of Jesus Christ-but they are perhaps ...Show more
Vergil: The Poet's Life by Sarah Ruden
Category: Biography | Series: Ancient Lives Ser.
A biography of Vergil, Rome's greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the Aeneid The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature. In the process of creating this epic poem, Vergil (70-19 BCE) became the world's f ...Show more
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