Odes - Horace
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The Odes of Horace are a treasure of Western civilization, and this new English translation is a lively rendition by one of the prominent poet-translators of our own time. Horace was one of the great poets of Rome's Augustan age, benefiting from the friendship of the powerful statesman and cultural patron Maecenas. These Odes, which take as their formal models Greek poems of the seventh century BCE are the ... Full description
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The Odes of Horace are a treasure of Western civilization, and this new English translation is a lively rendition by one of the prominent poet-translators of our own time. Horace was one of the great poets of Rome's Augustan age, benefiting from the friendship of the powerful statesman and cultural patron Maecenas. These Odes, which take as their formal models Greek poems of the seventh century BCE are the observations of a wry, subtle mind on events and occasions of everyday life.
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| Author | Horace |
|---|---|
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780299298548 |