The complete Poems & Fragments of Alcaeus in R J Dent's modern English translation

Alcaeus's beautiful and delicate poetry is often overshadowed by the literary reputation of Sappho, his fellow poet and compatriot. R J Dent's sensitive translation of the Poems & Fragments from ancient Greek into lively modern English promises to rescue Alcaeus's ethereal poetry from obscurity.

There is no other published translation of Alcaeus's Poems & Fragments in existence.

"Alcaeus’s nobility, conciseness and sweetness combine forcefully with his use of metaphor and his clarity." – Dionysius of Halicarnassus, ‘On Imitation’

"His poetry smells of vine-leaves and the sea." – Peter Levi, ‘A History of Greek Literature’

Alcaeus Poems & Fragments will also available in paperback from July 2012 from www.circaidygregory.co.uk