Horace in His OdesThis selection form Horace's Odes, intended for upper school level, includes 33 poems arranged in the following categories: I Religion, Philosophy and the Shortness of Life (13 poems); II Friends (5 poems); III Love (6 poems); IV The Countryside (4 poems); V The Roman State (5 poems). The Latin text is in each case faced by a short introduction and a line-by-line commentary. A brief introduction to the book covers the life of Horace and his chosen metres. |
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