ENGLISH

The Complete Odes and Epodes

By Horace

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
019283942X, 9780192839428
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1086762 bytes)
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Pages
240\234
Time added
2024-11-23 17:40:36

Description

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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