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Description for The Odes Of Horace
Hardback. Horace and The Odes are introduced in lively fashion by noted classicist Ronnie Ancona. Translator(s): Kaimowitz, Jeffrey H. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801889950
SKU
V9780801889950
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Ref
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About Horace
Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz has a Ph.D. in classics with a specialty in Roman poetry and is the head librarian of the Watkinson Library at Trinity College, Connecticut. He has published a number of translations as well as articles relating to classics and publishing in the Renaissance.
Reviews for The Odes Of Horace
With Kaimowitz's Odes, we can learn to love and comprehend Horace's verse as we see his monument up close in a new light.
Clem Wood Oxonian Review 2009 A translation for the present age, the volume includes footnotes and a brief discussion of how Kaimowitz selected phrases, syllable counts, line length, and references to create brilliant 'reminiscences.' Choice 2009 ... Read more
Clem Wood Oxonian Review 2009 A translation for the present age, the volume includes footnotes and a brief discussion of how Kaimowitz selected phrases, syllable counts, line length, and references to create brilliant 'reminiscences.' Choice 2009 ... Read more