Some Oxford Compositions de J.G. Barrington-Ward / J. Bell / C. M. Bowra / A.N. Bryan-Brown / J.D. Denniston / T.F.Higham / M. Platnauer - 1945

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1945. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19.5 cm). Dust jacket: Crease and wear to edges, tear to spine with archival tape repair to reverse, tape residue to flaps. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Blue buckram binding with some fading to ends of spine. Previous owner's name and also address label to front pastedown endpaper, light off setting to free endpapers, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Contains 159 translations into Greek and Latin prose and verse, selected from a number done by members of a composition club from 1923 to 1939. The versions, copies of which had been distributed in advance were discussed at fortnightly meetings. Notes on many of the versions give alternative renderings, parallels to phrases or passages in Greek and Latin literature, and discussion of difficult points. In an introduction of 4 pages T.F. Higham analyses in detail the problems involved in translation into the classical languages. Includes C.M. Bowra's Greek translation of Coleridge's Kubla Khan. Very scarce. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.35; Oceania £15.55; Rest of World £14.90. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Hardback. Printed pages: xxxvi, 324