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The Epodes of Horace
Horace
The Epodes of Horace
Horace
The Epodes of Horace. From the Works of Horace. Translated literally into English prose by C. Smart, A. M. Epodes of Horace, Epodes, the word is now mainly familiar from an experiment of Horace in the second class, for he entitled his fifth book of odes Epodon liber or the Book of Epodes. He says in the course of these poems, that in composing them he was introducing a new form, at least in Latin literature, and that he was imitating the effect of the iambic distichs invented by Archilochus. This group of poems belongs mostly to the early youth of the poet, and displays a truculence and a controversial heat which are absent from his more mature writings. As he was imitating Archilochus in form, he believed himself justified, no doubt, in repeating the sarcastic violence of his fierce model. The curious thing is that these particular poems of Horace, which are really short lyrical satires, have appropriated almost exclusively the name of epodes, although they bear little enough resemblance to the epode of early Greek literature.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 4, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9781722336059 |
Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 32 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 2 mm · 40 g |
Language | English |
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