Horace: Odes I: Carpe Diem
Horace: Odes I: Carpe Diem
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Horace is the greatest Latin lyric poet, and certainly the most influential. This book provides a new translation of the famous first book of Odes which is both accurate and readable, supported by a basic commentary for students showing how the poems work. The book includes the Oxford Classical Text edition of the Latin text.
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Horace: Odes I: Carpe Diem by Horace
Horace is the greatest Latin lyric poet, and certainly the most influential. This book provides a new translation of the famous first book of Odes which is both accurate and readable, supported by a basic commentary for students showing how the poems work. The book includes the Oxford Classical Text edition of the Latin text. This book is intended for students, mainly undergraduate but some sixth form, of Latin Literature on Classics courses and Classics and English courses. Latin text with translation and commentary by: West, David (Professor Emeritus of Latin, University of Newcastle);
David West takes a refreshing approach insofar as academic questions are sobered by looking at how the poems work as poems* Quadrant No.405 *
West, long recognized as an adept interpreter of the poet, includes a useful translation in this volume. The notes contain insightful observations on the elements of a Horatian ode ... his book should not fail to instruct and delight even the most sophisticated reader of Horace. * Religious Studies Review *
Professor West takes us closer to understanding his ancient master works. This may not be fashionable literary theory. It is better than that: to help us to understand a great poem is an act of creative poetry itself. * The Times *
West, long recognized as an adept interpreter of the poet, includes a useful translation in this volume. The notes contain insightful observations on the elements of a Horatian ode ... his book should not fail to instruct and delight even the most sophisticated reader of Horace. * Religious Studies Review *
Professor West takes us closer to understanding his ancient master works. This may not be fashionable literary theory. It is better than that: to help us to understand a great poem is an act of creative poetry itself. * The Times *
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in English literature as HORACE, was a Roman lyric poet who wrote during the reign of Augustus. PAUL ROGAN QUARRIE, author of Winchester College and the King James Bible, is a well-known curator and lecturer on antiquated books. He lives in the UK.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198721611 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198721617 |
| Titre | Horace: Odes I: Carpe Diem |
| Auteur | Horace |
| Série | Horace Odes |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Oxford University Press |
| Année de publication | 1995-09-14 |
| Nombre de pages | 224 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |