Magnificent Proficiency

Eight years after the overcast invasion of King Philip's II Armada, the vindictive war between England and Spain for profitable vengeance was continued. Across the Straits of Dover a Spanish army was besieging Calais, and Spanish raiders had sacked some villages in Cornwall. The English for retribution resolved to vanquish Cadiz, the chief harbor of Spain, and perhaps capture the fleet of exports to Mexico or the one returning thence with silver from the Potosi mine. Sir Walter...
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Eight years after the overcast invasion of King Philip's II Armada, the vindictive war between England and Spain for profitable vengeance was continued. Across the Straits of Dover a Spanish army was besieging Calais, and Spanish raiders had sacked some villages in Cornwall. The English for retribution resolved to vanquish Cadiz, the chief harbor of Spain, and perhaps capture the fleet of exports to Mexico or the one returning thence with silver from the Potosi mine. Sir Walter Raleigh, the Earl of Essex and Queen Elizabeth are the foremost movers of this play.This historical drama maintains the classical form of tragedy in English with seven scenes of dialogue and seven choral performances.Comments on F L Light's translation of the Iliad: "It is always gratifying, it elevates the human spirit to see one our fellows...set his aim unbelievably high and incredibly hit the mark!" David Madgalene, bilingual author of "I Hear A Journeyman Singing" and many other books of verse."Light has blended very well the traditions of Shakespeare, Homer, and the English language sonnet, without erring on the side of pretense. The language is high, direct, and modern. I'm thrilled with these." Zachary Bos, editor of Sixty Six: a journal of sonnet studies."With a classical, controlled touch, F L Light pursues perfection in metrical form, whilst freely and deftly using resources from earlier phases of the language - something which many modern poets are afraid to do. This work succeeds in sharing with us some of the epic power of The Iliad, which is all too easily lost in translation." Joseph Biddulph, publisher and author of divers books on languages."Certainly the oddest if most distinctive book of verse I've seen since Hector was a pup. The depth of your hatred for Keynesian economics, that could sustain you through 1564 tightly wrought couplets, is dumbfounding." - X. J. Kennedy on Shakespeare Versus Keynes. "I can certainly endorse the quotation on the back cover: 'he depth of your hatred for Keynesian economics...is dumbfounding.'" - Robert Skidelsky, renowned biographer of Keynes. "For those looking for an alternative view of Shakespeare, for a view framed in a context which the Bard would most likely have enjoyed, Light presents a wonderful presentation."Terrence McGarty, CEO of Telmarc Group, on Shakespeare Undiminished.