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The Complete Odes and Epodes (Oxford World's Classics) 1st Edition

by Horace (Author), David West (Author)
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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."

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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David West is Professor Emeritus of Latin at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) was born in late 65 BC at Venusia in Apulia. He served on the staff of Brutus' army until the defeat at Philippi in 42 BC. On returning to Rome he found his father dead and his property confiscated but obtained a secretarial post in the treasury. His poetry impressed Virgil, who introduced him to the great patron Maecenas in 38 BC. From now on Horace had no financial worries and moved freely among the leading poets and statesmen of Rome; after Virgil's death in 19 BC he was virtually Poet Laureate.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0199555273
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 15, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780199555277
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199555277
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.76 x 0.57 x 5.06 inches
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Plotinus
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be Read as Much as the Iliad or Odyssey
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
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It is unfortunate Horace is not read as much in English as are translations of Homer or Vergil, or Beowulf for that matter. Horace, in the whole sweep of history, has been one of the most influential of the great classical authors. As he explains in his poems, his "thing" was not to write epic narrative, but to write short poems, packed with meaning, imagery and sound. He models himself on Alcaeus and Pindar most of all, but on all the classical Greek lyrical poets really, and he conjures up a beautiful and enchanting, naturalistic and mythologized world of the ancient Mediterranean. These kind of poems are meant to be read over again, and even memorized and meditated upon - slightly different than epic, where you read more, and everything connects to everything else. Horace's poems make statements about life, death, society, morality, nationalism, fighting prowess, glory, love, sex, falling trees, the world, nature, the universe, animals, the gods, the supernatural, magic, etc, etc, etc! This kind of expansive cacophony needs lyric poetry to express itself in a comprehensible format, and lyric poetry needs a great mind and a great motivation to make itself written. Horace was perfectly placed for this. He had experience in war, peace and politics, in love and death, in poverty and wealth. He was highly educated in the Greek classics. He was close to the first Roman emperor's Prime Minister of state - Maecenas. Latin had virtually no great short poetry yet, and Horace was hired to create some. Otherwise, who would be motivated to write such things in an age without the internet or the printing press? We are lucky that he was motivated to write and we are lucky that the right man was hired for the job! His poetry became, along with Vergil's of course, the stamp of Romanness, and defined a civilization - a civilization that ours descends directly from. Horace's poetry was never forgotten, and was one of the most respected staples of a "proper education" right through the so-called "Dark" and Middle Ages, through the Renaissance, and well into the 20th Century! I do read Latin, but I highly recommend reading this stuff in English, since very few people read Latin well anymore. I like West's rhythmical, free verse. It is very convincing as English free verse, and it's giving you the Latin meaning very clearly. By all means, please do read it in Latin if you can! Then you can enjoy the poetical artistry of Horace directly. But even without Latin, West does a magnificent job of Englishing it. All people interested in poetry, literature, or Western Civilization generally should read and reread this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent edition!
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016
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I appreciate the translation, Intro., full supply of notes, and glossary, as well as Chronology and biography of Horace.
Excellent edition!
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A wonderful translation!
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4.0 out of 5 stars "Perfumed with roses..."
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Long beloved for his compassion, his exquisite music, his own gentle life, the often-translated Horace is most beautifully given to us again by David West. Listen to Book II, Ode XI, Qui Bellicosus: "Life asks so little. Smooth-faced youth and beauty runs away behind us....drink, while we may, our grey heads perfumed with roses..." Horace describes himself as a Epicurean, choosing to live on the Sabine farm made possible by his friend, the legendary wealthy Maecenas.

In addition to translations of all the Epodes and Odes, West provides a fine introduction to the man, to his works, and to the world of Rome under Augustus. Together with over 60 pages of notes, this is a worthy addition to almost anyone's library of treasured books. For the price, it is a splendid value although one that could have been enhanced by providing the Latin for each poem.

There can be debate about this. As West remarks, "Translation of poetry is impossible but translations of Horace's odes is inconceivable...What is offered here...enable non-Latin readers to gain some understanding of the detail of the poetry and how it works, and to do so in English which can be read without revulsion." He certainly does that; indeed the poems can be read aloud with great pleasure with or without the wine and roses, though better still with a friend inclined to rejoicing under a plane tree with a cask laid down and sealed with Horace's own hands. And true, one rarely (for example in Helen Waddell's translations of some of the medieval lyrics of the wandering scholars or Robin Flower's luminous translation of "Pangur Ban") can achieve a translation close to the original. So---the argument can run---why add to the price or bother with printing the odes themselves.

Yet, even without mastery of Latin, the loveliness and complexity of the meters can be appreciated, adding still further to our love for this lovely and complex man. Thus, this is a book for those who can subdue their yearning to apprehend, even a little and perhaps achieve even more, of both the Latin and the English...or led by West's translations, to get another book from Amazon which includes the Latin.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2012
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This item was delivered on time and just as it stated it would be. Very good book very informative. Would recommend to a friend.
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Read this to prepare for your next local Italian restaurant visit!
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This book is close to unreadable. The print size is about 7-point type and essentially microscopic.
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Fleur
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This is such a beautiful book, the language is so elegant and the stories are just enchanting. Would thoroughly recommend.
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Margaret J Darling
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb poet, a pleasure to read
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This is a Roman poet who is a pleasure to read, unlike some others, very entertaining. Recommended for dipping into at any time.
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