{"product_id":"9780704905252","title":"Carmina Burana: Thirty Poems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCarmina Burana: Thirty Poems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eP.G. Walsh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeign Language Study \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in their original medieval Latin and with commentary and notes in English, this is a translation of thirty poems from \u003ci\u003eCarmina Burana\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Carmina Burana\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poems, songs and sung religious drama from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Often described as the work of wandering scholars, it actually contains many pieces by famous clerics of the period. The verses are lively, uninhibited celebrations of the joys of wine, women and gambling, but there are also serious poems on the pains of love and the moral corruption of the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eP.G Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of Latin at the University of Glasgow, UK, and elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He translated \u003ci\u003eThe Satyricon\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Golden Ass\u003c\/i\u003e, and authored \u003ci\u003eLivy: His Historical Aims and Methods\u003c\/i\u003e (also published by Bloomsbury).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 June 1991\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780704905252\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e142\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370698735756,"sku":"9780704905252","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780704905252","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}