Poems & Fragments
by Alcaeus
Translated into English by R J Dent
Alcaeus was a fellow countryman and contemporary of Sappho, and his beautiful and delicate poetry is often overshadowed by Sappho’s reputation. R J Dent has now translated all of Alcaeus’s Poems & Fragments from ancient Greek into lively modern English in an attempt to rescue Alcaeus’s ethereal poetry from obscurity.
There is no other published translation of Alcaeus: Poems & Fragments in existence.
R J Dent’s sensitive modern English translation of the complete Poems & Fragments of Alcaeus is published by Circaidy Gregory Press and is available in paperback and e-book formats.
Product Details:
Title: Poems & Fragments
Author: Alcaeus
Translator: R J Dent
Publisher: Circaidy Gregory Press
Formats: Paperback and ebook
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-906451-53-0
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-906451-54-7
Language: English
Pages: 112
Dimensions: 14.8 x 0.8 x 21 cm
Purchase link (UK):
Purchase link (Aus): https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1906451532
Purchase link (Can): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1906451532
Purchase link (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906451532
Purchase link (US): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1906451532
Here’s a Hastings Online Times review of Alcaeus: Poems & Fragments: https://hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/arts-culture/literature/a
There are further details of Alcaeus: Poems & Fragments at: http://www.rjdent.com/alcaeus-poems-fragments/
R J Dent 
November 4, 2011 at 5:46 am |
I had no idea there was a version of Alcaeus’s poems available.
Is it only in kindle format? I could do with a paperback version.
November 21, 2011 at 4:22 pm |
It’s great to have a modern English version of Alcaeus’s complete poems and fragments finally available.
December 7, 2011 at 4:38 am |
Nice to see Alcaeus getting a look in at last… usually he’s overlooked on account of the Lesbian. He’s as talented. When’s this book out in paperback?
February 14, 2012 at 3:21 am |
Yay! At last! Alcaeus in paperback and on kindle. I’ve been waiting for over a year for this.
October 3, 2013 at 9:54 am |
Is this really better than the Loeb edition?