| Horace Odes III Dulce Periculum: Text, Translation, and Commentary Revised Edition Contributor(s): West, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 019872165X ISBN-13: 9780198721659 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2002 Annotation: The three books of Horace's Odes were published in 23 BC and gained him his reputation as the greatest Latin lyric poet. This book provides the Latin text (from the Oxford Classical Text series) of the third book together with a new translation by David West which attempts to be close to the Latin while catching the flavour of the original. There is also a commentary which explains the poems aimed at students of Latin literature and Roman history, whether or not they know Latin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 874.01 |
| Series: Horace Odes |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.56" W x 8.48" (0.80 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The three books of Horace's Odes were published in 23 BC and gained him his reputation as the greatest Latin lyric poet. This book provides the Latin text (from the Oxford Classical Text series) of the third book together with a new translation by David West which attempts to be close to the Latin while catching the flavour of the original. There is also a commentary which explains the poems aimed at students of Latin literature and Roman history, whether or not they know Latin. |