Read the fulltext online edition of a commentary on horace. The tenth ode of horaces first book has met wit of critics. Nisbet and margaret hubbard 1978 a commentary on horace s epodes. A clear and comprehensive account of the textual difficulties posed by limen. Odes book iii and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Caius cilnius maecenas, for a long time the emperor augustus chief adviser, and a distinguished patron of literature. Some of his ancestors were said to have been lucumones chiefs of arretium, hence the use of regibus here. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. The reader has to expect comments on the lines of ten other examples of the use. This commentary takes critical account of recent wr.
Epodes and odes oklahoma series in classical culture, vol 10, latin. The commentary includes a large number of parallel passagesshowing how horace plays new variations on old themessections on chronology and meter, and a select bibliography for each ode. This may vary slightly for effect two beats substituted for three etc. A dedication of the first three books of the odes to maecenas.
The number of syllables most commonly employed in each standard line of the verse is given. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. It was large, imm more detailed than the commentary by wickham in the old ninete. They speak mainly of the technical difficulty of transferring alien metres and. Paul shorey, commentary on horace, odes, epodes, and. It deals with detailed questions of interpretation, and shows how horace combined the tact of a courtpoet with a humane individualism, and how he wrote within a literary tradition without losing a highly personal voice. It deals with detailed questions of interpretation, and shows how horace. Paul shorey, commentary on horace, odes, epodes, and carmen. Nisbet, 9780199288748, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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