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Description for Horace: Odes Book II
Paperback. The first substantial commentary for a generation on this book of Horace's Odes, a great masterpiece of classical Latin literature. Editor(s): Harrison, Stephen John. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Horace's Odes remain among the most widely read works of classical literature. This volume constitutes the first substantial commentary for a generation on this book, and presents Horace's poems for a new cohort of modern students and scholars. The introduction focusses on the particular features of this poetic book and its place in Horace's poetic career and in the literary environment of its particular time in the 20s BCE. The text and commentary both look back to the long and distinguished tradition of Horatian scholarship and incorporate the many advances of recent research and thinking about Latin literature. The volume ... Read more
Horace's Odes remain among the most widely read works of classical literature. This volume constitutes the first substantial commentary for a generation on this book, and presents Horace's poems for a new cohort of modern students and scholars. The introduction focusses on the particular features of this poetic book and its place in Horace's poetic career and in the literary environment of its particular time in the 20s BCE. The text and commentary both look back to the long and distinguished tradition of Horatian scholarship and incorporate the many advances of recent research and thinking about Latin literature. The volume ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107600904
SKU
V9781107600904
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Ref
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About Horace
Stephen Harrison is Professor of Latin Literature at the University of Oxford, and has written extensively on the works and reception of Horace. His previous publications include The Cambridge Companion to Horace (Cambridge, 2007), Generic Enrichment in Vergil and Horace (2007) and Horace (Cambridge, 2014).
Reviews for Horace: Odes Book II
'… replete with learning and generous in detail … the natural first port of call for any student whose focus is on this book of the Odes' Colin Leach, Classics for All 'This valuable edition and commentary is an essential resource for students and scholars working on Horace, and offers a lucid and effectively critical reading of the text and ... Read more