Synopses & Reviews
The Odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. This edition of the Odes was first published in the outstanding ‘red Macmillan series, in which it finally replaced the late nineteenth century edition of T.E. Page.
Quinns edition is designed to meet the need for a modern approach to students in upper school and university. He begins with the assumption that Horace is a major poet, and that the Odes should be recognised and enjoyed as poetry. The commentary provides linguistic aid at the appropriate level but also attempts to reconstruct the thesis upon which each poem rests, and to interpret it as a structural and poetic whole for the attentive and responsive reader.
Synopsis
-- Latin text in large, reproducible format
-- Literal translation
-- Sample tests
-- Extensive, up-to-date bibliography
Synopsis
The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. Now, for the first time, leading poets from America, England, and
Ireland have collaborated to bring all 103 odes into English in a
series of new translations that dazzle as poems while illuminating the
imagination of one of literary history's towering figures.
About the Author
Kenneth Quinn was a fellow of St Johns College, Cambridge and later became Professor of Classics in the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Life
2. Works
3. The Odes
4. Syntax and style
5. The history of the Odes
6. Metres
7. Text
8. Bibliography
THE ODES
COMMENTARY
Abbreviations
Index