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Translator’s Note. Horace fully exploited the metrical possibilities offered to him by Greek lyric verse. I have followed the original Latin metre in all cases, giving a reasonably close English version of Horace’s strict forms. Rhythm not rhyme is the essence.
- Book I
Translator’s Note. Horace fully exploited the metrical...
- Book I
8 gru 2021 · Shakes the man who is righteous and set in purpose. From his strong mind, nor the East Wind, the tempestuous ruler of the restless Adriatic, nor the great hand of thundering Jupiter: if the shattered world collapsed, him, fearless, the debris would strike.
Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) The Odes His Lyrics in Greek Metres in four books in a new English translation. Browse below; Download; Book I (Includes: 'Persicus odi', 'Carpe diem', 'Integer Vitae' ) Book II (Includes: 'Eheu fugaces')
Translator’s Note. Horace fully exploited the metrical possibilities offered to him by Greek lyric verse. I have followed the original Latin metre in all cases, giving a reasonably close English version of Horace’s strict forms. Rhythm not rhyme is the essence.
Book 3 of the Odes completes the lyric trilogy which Horace, who rivals Virgil as the greatest of all Latin poets, published in 23 BC. Arguably his most famous book, it opens with the six so-called 'Roman Odes', those defining texts of the Augustan Age, and concludes with the statement of his achievement: he has produced for his Roman readers a ...
Odes : book iii / Horace ; edited by A.J. Woodman. Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, . | Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin classics | Includes bibliographical references.
1 sty 2006 · Through his poems, Horace expresses deep personal insights while engaging with broader societal themes, using rich imagery and sophisticated language. The beginning of the collection presents various themes through a series of Odes that examine the ideals of beauty, love, and the human experience.
