Title: The complete Odes and Epodes /
Authors: Horace; West, David Alexander.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Horace Translations into English.; Laudatory poetry, Latin Translations into English.; Verse satire, Latin Translations into English.; Rome Poetry.
Abstract: Horace (65-8 BC) was one of the greatest of all lyric poets. He enjoyed the friendship and support of the rulers of the Roman world and praised them without forfeiting his independence of spirit. He admired Greek poetry and emulated it in his own distinctive love poems, which are the more effective for being understated, and the Odes and Epodes are subtle, robust, and laced with a complex sense of humour.