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The first book of odes is designed both to establish Horace's engagement with his Greek predecessors and to create a role for lyric poetry in contemporary Rome. This edition encourages students and scholars to appreciate Horace's achievement as a lyric poet.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Lyric impulse and lyric challenge; 2. Technical challenges of lyric; 3. The architecture of the ode; 4. The arrangement of the book; 5. Dates of composition and publication; 6. Transmission of the text and the tradition of comment; 7. Interpretation: a note.

Horace Odes Book I

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521671019, 978-0521671019
      ISBN10: 0521671019
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first book of odes is designed both to establish Horace's engagement with his Greek predecessors and to create a role for lyric poetry in contemporary Rome. This edition encourages students and scholars to appreciate Horace's achievement as a lyric poet.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Lyric impulse and lyric challenge; 2. Technical challenges of lyric; 3. The architecture of the ode; 4. The arrangement of the book; 5. Dates of composition and publication; 6. Transmission of the text and the tradition of comment; 7. Interpretation: a note.

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