Horace: Odes Ii: Vatis Amici - Vatis Amici

Zusatztext The translation is characteristically clear and vivid, the commentary lucidly exegetical, providing almost all the historical, philosophical and literary information the reader (however general) needs for the interpretation of these densely allusive poems ... no reader of Horace's 'Odes' from scholar to school student will fail to gain a good deal from this book. Informationen zum Autor Professor of Latin at Newcastle (1969-92), Chairman of the board of Greece and Rome (1975-92), President of the Virgil Society (1992), President of the Classical Association (1995). Frequent contributor to Friends of the Classics and Classical Association newsletters, and The Times. Klappentext This book provides the Latin text (from the Oxford Classical Text series) of the second book of Horace's masterpiece together with a translation that tries to adhere closely to the Latin while capturing the flavor of the original. Included is a helpful commentary! making the book accessible not only to students but to lovers of classical poetry. Zusammenfassung The three books of Horace's "Odes" were published in 23 BC and gained him his reputation as the greatest Latin lyric poet. This book provides the Latin text, from the "Oxford Classical Text" series, of the second book, together with a translation which attempts to be close to the Latin, while catching the flavour of the original text.

Product details

• Authors: Horace
• Assisted by: David West (Editor), David West (Translation), David West (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.1998
• EAN: 9780198721635
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872163-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; POETRY / General, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets