{"product_id":"after-callimachus-poems-paperback","title":"After Callimachus: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Burt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemporary translations and adaptations of ancient Greek poet Callimachus by noted writer and critic Stephanie Burt\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCallimachus may be the best-kept secret in all of ancient poetry. Loved and admired by later Greeks and Romans, his funny, sexy, generous, thoughtful, learned, sometimes elaborate, and always articulate lyric poems, hymns, epigrams, and short stories in verse have gone without a contemporary poetic champion, until now. In \u003ci\u003eAfter Callimachus\u003c\/i\u003e, esteemed poet and critic Stephanie Burt's attentive translations and inspired adaptations introduce the work, spirit, and letter of Callimachus to today's poetry readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkillfully combining intricate patterns of sound and classical precedent with the very modern concerns of sex, gender, love, death, and technology, these poems speak with a twenty-first-century voice, while also opening multiple gateways to ancient worlds. This Callimachus travels the Mediterranean, pays homage to Athena and Zeus, develops erotic fixations, practices funerary commemoration, and brings fresh gifts for the cult of Artemis. This reimagined poet also visits airports, uses Tumblr and Twitter, listens to pop music, and fights contemporary patriarchy. Burt bears careful fealty to Callimachus's whole poems, even as she builds freely from some of the hundreds of surviving fragments. Here is an ancient Greek poet made fresh for our times. An informative foreword by classicist Mark Payne places Burt's renderings of Callimachus in literary and historical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter Callimachus\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a contribution to contemporary poetry and a new endeavor in the art of classical adaptation and translation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Burt\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and critic and professor of English at Harvard University. Her books include \u003ci\u003eDon't Read Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Advice from the Lights: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eClose Calls with Nonsense\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work has appeared in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She serves as poetry coeditor for the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMark Payne\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTheocritus and the Invention of Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Part\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHontology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698113450047,"sku":"9780691234519","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a21790e97da8b0e0c5597d9b0d185bee.webp?v=1765010028","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/after-callimachus-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}