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Horace - (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)hôrˈəs, 65 b.c.–8 b.c., Latin poet, one of the greatest of lyric poets, b. Venusia, S Italy. He studied at Rome and Athens and, joining Brutus and the republicans, fought (42 b.c.) at Philippi. Returning to Rome, he was introduced by Vergil to Maecenas, who became (c.38 b.c.) his friend and constant benefactor. Maecenas gave him a

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The Complete Odes and Epodes » Read Now
by Horace, David West. 200 pgs.

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Horace (65-8 B.C.) is one of the most important and brilliant poets of the Augustan Age of Latin literature whose influence on European literature is unparalleled. Steeped in allusion to contemporary affairs, Horace's verse is best read in terms of his changing relationship to the public sphere...
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Horace (65-8 B.C.) is one of the most important and brilliant poets of the Augustan Age of Latin literature whose influence on European literature is unparalleled. Steeped in allusion to contemporary affairs, Horace's verse is best read in terms of his changing relationship to the public sphere. While the Odes are subtle and allusive, the Epodes are robust and coarse in their celebrations of sex and tirades against political leaders. This edition also includes the Secular Hymn and Suetonius's "Life of Horace."
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A Commentary on Horace: Odes, Book 1 » Read Now
by R. G. M. Nisbet, Margaret Hubbard. 440 pgs.

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Horace's Odes are among the most popular and the most misunderstood of ancient writings. In this new paperback edition, the authors discuss each ode against its Greek and Roman background to ensure a clearer understanding of its classical and scholarly nature. The commentary includes a large number...
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Horace's Odes are among the most popular and the most misunderstood of ancient writings. In this new paperback edition, the authors discuss each ode against its Greek and Roman background to ensure a clearer understanding of its classical and scholarly nature. The commentary includes a large number of parallel passages--showing how Horace plays new variations on old themes--sections on chronology and meter, and a select bibliography for each ode.
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The Structure of Horace's Odes » Read Now
by N. E. Collinge. 158 pgs.

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...THE STRUCTURE OF HORACES ODES -ii- THE STRUCTURE OF HORACES ODES BY N. E. COLLINGE Senior Lecturer in Classics in...even yet, that we must look for new judgements on the...
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Unity and Design in Horace's Odes » Read Now
by Matthew S. Santirocco. 251 pgs.

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Time and the Erotic in Horace's Odes » Read Now
by Ronnie Ancona. 190 pgs.

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...TIME and the Erotic in Horaces Odes TIME and the Erotic in Horaces Odes Ronnie Ancona Duke University Press Durham...TWO The Temporal Adverb Odes 1.25, 2.5, 3.7 22...
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Homage to Horace: A Bimillenary Celebration » Read Now
by S. J. Harrison. 384 pgs.

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This book combines one of the most famous names in Latin literature, the Roman poet Horace, with the crème de la crème of contemporary international classical scholarship. The seventeen brand new pieces have been brought together to celebrate the bimillenary of the poet's death, and range from...
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This book combines one of the most famous names in Latin literature, the Roman poet Horace, with the crème de la crème of contemporary international classical scholarship. The seventeen brand new pieces have been brought together to celebrate the bimillenary of the poet's death, and range from detailed treatments of particular poems to general issues about Horace's literary techniques, themes, biography, and reception in later times. An introduction sets the book in the context of contemporary scholarship on the poet.
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Horace's Narrative Odes » Read Now
by Michèle Lowrie. 382 pgs.

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This book analyzes the different use of lyric and narrative in Horace's Odes. On the formal level, numerous odes contain narration. Together they tell a larger story about the aesthetic and political demands on the poet's development as a lyrist. At issue is whether Horace can ever truly become a poet of praise.
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Traditions and Contexts in the Poetry of Horace (Chap. 4 "Biformis Vates: The Odes, Catullus, and Greek Lyric") » Read Now
by Tony Woodman, Denis Feeney. 271 pgs.

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This collection of freshly commissioned essays covers the entire range of the works of an exceptionally versatile and innovative poet. The essays introduce readers to a variety of critical approaches to Horace and to Latin poetry, as well as a number of different contexts--political, philosophical...
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This collection of freshly commissioned essays covers the entire range of the works of an exceptionally versatile and innovative poet. The essays introduce readers to a variety of critical approaches to Horace and to Latin poetry, as well as a number of different contexts--political, philosophical, historical. The collection sheds light not only on Horace but on Augustan poetry in general.
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Collected Papers on Latin Literature (Chap. 26 "Tying down Proteus: The Limits of Ambiguity and Cross-Reference in Horace's Odes") » Read Now
by R. G. M. Nisbet, S. J. Harrison. 449 pgs.

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This book contains twenty-six articles on a wide range of topics in Latin literature by the eminent scholar and former Professor of Latin at Oxford, Robin Nisbet. Original, stimulating, and at times provocative, this collection represents some of the best in Latin scholarship in recent years.