A. S. Kline
2008
"A S. Kline is a poet, author and translator. He was born in 1947 and lives in England. He graduated in Mathematics from the University of Manchester, and was Chief Information Officer (Systems Director) of a large UK Company, before dedicating himself to his literary work and interests. His work consists of translations of poetry; critical works, biographical history with poetry as a central theme; and his own original poetry. He has translated into English from Latin, Ancient Greek, Classical Chinese and the European languages. He also maintains a deep interest in developments in Mathematics and the Sciences.
He continues to write predominantly for the Internet, making all works available as open access, with an added focus on the rapidly developing area of electronic books. His most extensive works are complete translations of Ovid's Metamorphoses and Dante's Divine Comedy, both published electronically, with a comprehensive in-depth index fully hyper-linked to the text. Many of his works have also been published in printed book and audio formats."
Paratexts & Critical Essays
Poetry in Translation
https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Spanish/AlbaActII.php
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"Poetry in Translation is a niche, digital publisher providing modern, high-quality open access translations of classic texts by famous poets, plus original poetry and critical works. If you value our work, please consider supporting us through donations or by purchasing our merchandise.
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Many of our works are now available in print or audio editions."
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Criticisms and Reviews
Books by A.S. Kline from Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/6557517.A_S_Kline
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general reviews by readers
Kline's translation of Homer's The Odyssey
https://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/homer/klineodyssey.htm
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"Klein’s translation is fast, accurate, clear, and direct. His prose keeps the reader moving very quickly through the narrative, perhaps too quickly in some places. The text contains links to an index (indicated in the sample by the underlined words). The links are somewhat distracting at first, but one gets used to them, and this feature is very useful for anyone seeking to trace the frequency of a name in the entire text (a handy research tool). This translation is an excellent addition to Homer on the internet and will be of particular interest to teachers seeking to put together selections of the poem for their students or anyone who wishes to do a quick search of the poem for specific details (especially since the translator has put the text into the public domain for all non-commercial use). "