Exercises in Translation From English Poetry Into Greek and Latin Verse

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Excerpt from Exercises in Translation From English Poetry Into Greek and Latin Verse: Greek Epic Hexameters, Greek Iambics, Latin Elegiacs, Latin Hexameters, Latin LyricsIn spite of the superiority of prose translation - or, as it is technically called, "composition" - as a vehicle for training the mind in. preciseness of expression, it is likely that corresponding exercises in. verse will remain chief favourites in the classical pal¿stra with those who love such things in and for themselves, irrespectively of the results to which they may lead.But without attempting to settle the respective claims of the departments of prose and verse translation in literis humanioribus - which, indeed, would require the decision of the previous question, what share the ideal should exercise in education - it may be conceded that, at any rate, next to accuracy felicity, and symmetry, and even elegance of expression, are worth cultivating, and also, I think, that they are best cultivated by a course of training, in which they distinctively hold the foremost place. This only relates to exercises where the mind is called upon to clothe with language ideas external to itself, and therefore does not include original versification, with which we have at present no concern.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.