Odes and Epodes

Horace, Niall Rudd

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Harvard Uni.Press Academi
01 May 2004

Poetry by individual poets; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; History; Latin

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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The poetry of Horace (born 65 BCE) is richly varied, its focus moving between public and private concerns, urban and rural settings, Stoic and Epicurean thought. Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the great Roman poet's Odes and Epodes, a fluid translation facing the Latin text.

Horace took pride in being the first Roman to write a body of lyric poetry. For models he turned to Greek lyric, especially to the poetry of Alcaeus, Sappho, and Pindar; but his poems are set in a Roman context. His four books of odes cover a wide range of moods and topics. Some are public poems, upholding the traditional values of courage, loyalty, and piety; and there are hymns to the gods. But most of the odes are on private themes: chiding or advising friends; speaking about love and amorous situations, often amusingly. Horace's seventeen epodes, which he called iambi, were also an innovation for Roman literature. Like the odes they were inspired by a Greek model: the seventh-century iambic poetry of Archilochus. Love and political concerns are frequent themes; here the tone is generally that of satirical lampoons. ""In his language he is triumphantly adventurous,"" Quintilian said of Horace; this new translation reflects his different voices.

By: Horace
Edited and translated by: Niall Rudd
Imprint: Harvard Uni.Press Academi
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: No. 33
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9780674996090
ISBN 10: 0674996097
Series: Loeb Classical Library
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 May 2004
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active