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Abbreviated Lays, Paperback / softback Book

Abbreviated Lays Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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The double-dactyl, a poetic form never intended for `the serious or high-minded', was invented in 1951.

One of the form's rules is that the verse must contain a double-dactyl name, such as `Higgledy-Piggledy .

This collection, the result of an obsession of the authors, substitutes the doubl-dactyl rhyme with a Latin expression or tag, providing a witty poetic tour through Roman history.

Beginning with Aeneas and ending with the last emperors, each brief poem is faced with an original drawing and accompanied by a short piece of text that sets the historical scene.

Includes a glossary of Latin tags.

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