Euripides

Colin Leach

James Michie

Transcending the literal bounds of genre, Euripides' Helen has been characterized as both a comedy and a tragedy. In this evocative translation by James Michie and Colin Leach, Euripides' delicate balance--in all its subtlety of texture and tone--is beautifully captured. The reader encounters myriad reversals, worlds--real/ideal, tragic/comic--surprisingly juxtaposed and, as in any story of Helen, the pathos of the impossible, all allowing Euripides to comment of the futility of war and the difficult distinction between appearance and reality.

Helen

Patrick Joseph Kavanagh

Short poems can have marvellous clarity, humour, and depth. They can range from subjects as diverse as a child's first wods, a woman's feet, or the destiny of man.P. J. Kavanagh and James Michie have chosen those short poems (of less than fourteen lines) which they consider to be the best in the English language, from medieval times to the present day. Their selection extends from Chaucer to Philip Larkin, from Shakespeare to Emily Bronte, from Blake to EdithSitwell, and from Yeats to Emily Dickinson, demonstrating the gradual changes in style, subject-matter, and tone from one generation of poets to the next.

The Oxford Book of Short Poems

James Woodforde

James Woodforde's Diary 1758-1802

A Country Parson

Varying greatly in theme, style, and tone, these poems of fourteen lines or less include works by such masters as Jonson, Herrick, Blake, Dickinson, Yeats, Hardy, and Frost, as well as many lesser-known poets

James Michie

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