A Garden of Greek Verse: Poems of Ancient Greece (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) metal This book is a masterclass

This book is a masterclass in influencing others

People think that when you want to change your life

From calls to arms to demands for peace

so delicately wrought

Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates

A Garden of Greek Verse: Poems of Ancient Greece (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) metal This book is a masterclassOdes, hymns, and lyrics from many of Greece's most noted classical poets including Homer, Hesiod, Sappho, Sophocles, and Euripides are beautifully illustrated here with details of ancient Greek frescoes, vase paintings, and sculptures. Over the centuries, celebrated writers such as George Chapman, Mary Barnard, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and W. B. Yeats have been inspired to create contemporary translations of these enduring verses. In this volume