Originally published in 1998, this is a new paperback edition of Guy Lee's translation of the Odes and the Carmen Saeculare . Lee adheres to the metrical patterns of the Latin and reproduces the vigour and subtlety of the original poems. Horace cannot fail to please whether brilliantly tongue-in-cheek - `.. when you Lydia, praise Telephus and his neck (rosy pink!), Telephus and his arms (wax-smooth!) yuk, I can feel it, my liver boiling with sour bile and oedematous' ( Odes 1,13 ) or pleasantly urbane, urging his readers to indulge in a few cups of `innocuous Lesbian wine'.
| ISBN: | 9780905205960 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1999 |
| Author: | Horace, Guy Lee |
| Publisher: | Francis Cairns Publications an imprint of Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 278 pages |
| Series: | Latin Texts |
| Genres: |
Ancient, classical and medieval texts Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |