Dudley Fitts

New English versions of Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and Ladies' Day. "Thanks to Dudley Fitts...we can appreciate Aristophanes' vigor, his robust style, his scorching wit, his earthy humor, his devotion to honesty and his poetic imagination" (Brooks Atkinson, New York Times). Index.

Comprised of ironic, unsentimental poems on subjects of everyday life, Poems is the 57th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. The first of seven books of poetry published during Dugan’s lifetime, Poems examines the unusual details of everyday subjects, including waterfalls, house plants, love, war, religion, and the Irish. Explorations inevitably arouse feelings of alienation, defeat, despair, and disenchantment. The poems are also marked by casual humor, mockery, and satire, which produce some of its strongest effects. The tone and style on display in this first book characterize all of Dugan’s subsequent poetry.

These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's translations are lean, incisive, direct—the best ever published. She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of translators, more authentically than anyone else in English.

Views of Jeopardy: The Yale Series of Younger Poets, V58 by Jack Gilbert is a collection of poems that explores themes of love, loss, and the human condition. This book is part of the prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets, which has been showcasing the work of emerging poets for over 100 years. The poems in Views of Jeopardy are deeply personal and introspective, drawing on the author's own experiences and emotions. Gilbert's writing is characterized by its vivid imagery and lyrical language, which captures the beauty and complexity of life. Throughout the book, Gilbert grapples with the challenges of living in a world that can be both cruel and beautiful. He explores the pain of heartbreak, the joys of love, and the struggle to find meaning in a chaotic world. Despite the weighty themes, Views of Jeopardy is a deeply moving and ultimately hopeful collection of poems. Gilbert's writing is both honest and compassionate, offering a glimpse into the human soul and the struggles we all face. This book is a must-read for anyone who loves poetry or wants to explore the deeper questions of life. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.