The Gnat and Other Minor Poems of Virgil

These delightful poems--by turns whimsical, beautiful, and vulgar--seem to have survived only because they were attributed to Virgil. But in David R. Slavitt's imaginative and appealing translations, these poems stand firmly on their own merits. Slavitt brings to this odd and little-known body of verse a fresh voice, vividly capturing the tone and style of the originals while conveying a lively sense of fun. His uniquely readable and fluent translation makes these poems accessible to a wide readership and illuminates them for the little gems that they are.