Olympia
| AUTHOR | Voltaire |
| PUBLISHER | Start Classics (05/15/2024) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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Yet it is too soon. When I possess the crown your faithful eyes Shall be the witnesses of all my deeds. Stay in this porch the priestesses to-day Present Olympia to the powers divine: This day in secret she must expiate Sins which are even to herself unknown. This day a better life I shall begin. O! dear Olympia may you never know The heinous crime that's hardly yet effaced To whom your birth you owe what blood I've shed.
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ISBN-13:
9798880909063
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Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
46
Carton Quantity:
68
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.25 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
0.54 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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Drama | European - General
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Yet it is too soon. When I possess the crown your faithful eyes Shall be the witnesses of all my deeds. Stay in this porch the priestesses to-day Present Olympia to the powers divine: This day in secret she must expiate Sins which are even to herself unknown. This day a better life I shall begin. O! dear Olympia may you never know The heinous crime that's hardly yet effaced To whom your birth you owe what blood I've shed.
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Author:
Voltaire
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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