Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero

y Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero selected work poetry satire

Author:agent Geoffrey Lehmann http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lehmann-geoffrey

Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero

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Dedication: For Salvatore Zofrea

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Introduction (to Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero), Geoffrey Lehmann , single work criticism (p. vii-ix)

Acte, an Ex-Slave"Keep your nose out of Acte, mother.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 12)

Rufus"At Sulla's house the other night", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 17)

Claudia Claudia"Claudia, the wife of Brucellus", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 18)

The Gracchiad"Poor old Gracchus,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 19)

Octavilla Pulchella"After I deflowered you, Pulchella,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 20)

Furius"At first your servant boy didn't want it,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 21)

Acte Again"Our classiest Roman matrons are famous", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 22)

Roads and Markets"Two men squat by their mule and cart,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 23-24)

Crassus -- Poet of the Table Drusus -- Poet of the Table"Ink flows from your saliva glands -- you write", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 26)

Sweet Suite"Every big wooden beam has a beetle inside it,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 30)

Ode to the Beauty of the World Ode to the Beauty of the World"Import me an Arabian sunset!", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 35)

The New Academy"Education,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry satire (p. 36)

Epithalamium"Double divorce, double disgrace", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 37-38)

Notes for a New Civilization"Our youth shall bury the obscene", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 40-41)

Gardens"Because she coveted his garden", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 42-44)

By the Sea""Our Golden Age is now,"", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 47-48)

Elegy for Poppaea"At night I wear your dresses in our bed", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 50)

A Second Elegy"Why Venus should love Mars", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 51)

Potter's Field"Maecenas buried it under a garden.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 54-55)

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Imperial Nigrescences Michael Sharkey , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 82-89)

Geoffrey Lehmann's History of Morale Alan Gould , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Totem Ship 1996; (p. 219-234)

Geoffrey Lehmann's Nero's Poems Michael Sharkey , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 28 no. 6 1984; (p. 72-75)

Public and Private Poetry Philip Mead , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 14 1983; (p. 48-51)
— Review of Life Movies Philip Neilsen , 1981 selected work poetry ; English Subtitles Peter Porter , 1981 selected work poetry ; Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero Geoffrey Lehmann , 1981 selected work poetry

A Governor, a Farmer, an Emperor : Rome and Australia in Geoffrey Lehmann Michelle Mongan , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 11 no. 1 1983; (p. 14-24)

The Poetic Nero, as Happy as a Pig in a Paddock Geoffrey Dutton , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 24 November vol. 101 no. 5290 1981; (p. 80-82)
— Review of Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero Geoffrey Lehmann , 1981 selected work poetry

Untitled Martin Duwell , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 7-8 November 1981; (p. 8)
— Review of Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero Geoffrey Lehmann , 1981 selected work poetry ; English Subtitles Peter Porter , 1981 selected work poetry

[Review] Nero's Poems Christopher Koch , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The National Times , 18-24 October 1981; (p. 38)
— Review of Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero Geoffrey Lehmann , 1981 selected work poetry

Nero Loses His Fiddle and Gains Respect John Douglas Pringle , 1981 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 September 1981; (p. 43)
— Review of Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero Geoffrey Lehmann , 1981 selected work poetry

A Governor, a Farmer, an Emperor : Rome and Australia in Geoffrey Lehmann Michelle Mongan , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 11 no. 1 1983; (p. 14-24)

Geoffrey Lehmann's Nero's Poems Michael Sharkey , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 28 no. 6 1984; (p. 72-75)

Introduction (to Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero) Geoffrey Lehmann , 1981 single work criticism
— Appears in: Nero's Poems : Translations of the Public and Private Poems of the Emperor Nero 1981; (p. vii-ix)