The Odes of Horace Hardback
by Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)
Part of the Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity series
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This groundbreaking new translation of Horace's most widely read collection of poetry is rendered in modern, metrical English verse rather than the more common free verse found in many other translations.
Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz adapts the Roman poet's rich and metrically varied poetry to English formal verse, reproducing the works in a way that maintains fidelity to the tone, timbre, and style of the originals while conforming to the rules of English prosody.
Each poem is true to the sense and aesthetic pleasure of the Latin and carries with it the dignity, concision, and movement characteristic of Horace's writing.
Kaimowitz presents each translation with annotations, providing the context necessary for understanding and enjoying Horace's work.
He also comments on textual instability and explains how he constructed his verse renditions to mirror Horatian Latin.
Horace and The Odes are introduced in lively fashion by noted classicist Ronnie Ancona.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2008
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- ISBN:9780801889950
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:15/12/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780801889950
