BALMER, Josephine, Piecing Together the Fragments: Translating Classical Verse, Creating Contemporary Poetry (Classical Presences), Oxford University Press, 2013

As New. 8vo. 288pp. Black cloth with gilt title. Housed in an illustrated wrapper. As New – condition is impeccable both internally and externally. The book examines the art of classical translation from the perspective of the practitioner, arguing that translator statements such as prefaces and introductions, should be considered as much a part of creative writing as literary theory.