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The Odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. This edition of the Odes was first published in the outstanding ‘red Macmillan’ series, in which it finally replaced the late nineteenth century edition of T.E. Page. Quinn’s edition is designed to meet the need for a modern approach to students in upper school and university. He begins with the assumption that Horace is a major poet, and that the Odes should be recognised and enjoyed as poetry. The commentary provides linguistic aid at the appropriate level but also attempts to reconstruct the thesis upon which each poem rests, and to interpret it as a structural and poetic whole for the attentive and responsive reader.

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Preface Introduction 1. Life 2. Works 3. The Odes 4. Syntax and style 5. The history of the Odes 6. Metres 7. Text 8. Bibliography THE ODES COMMENTARY Abbreviations Index

Horace: Odes

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      Publisher Bristol Classical Press
      Published 1 January 1998
      ISBN-13 9781853995132
      978-1853995132
      ISBN-10 1853995134

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. This edition of the Odes was first published in the outstanding ‘red Macmillan’ series, in which it finally replaced the late nineteenth century edition of T.E. Page. Quinn’s edition is designed to meet the need for a modern approach to students in upper school and university. He begins with the assumption that Horace is a major poet, and that the Odes should be recognised and enjoyed as poetry. The commentary provides linguistic aid at the appropriate level but also attempts to reconstruct the thesis upon which each poem rests, and to interpret it as a structural and poetic whole for the attentive and responsive reader.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction 1. Life 2. Works 3. The Odes 4. Syntax and style 5. The history of the Odes 6. Metres 7. Text 8. Bibliography THE ODES COMMENTARY Abbreviations Index

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