Epodes
by Horace
The Epodes, with the first book of the Satires, were Horace's first published work. They consist of a collection of seventeen poems in different versions of the iambus, the metre traditionally associated with lampoon and in particular with the seventh-century Greek poet Archilochus. In none of Horace's works is his originality more brilliantly displayed than in this creative appropriation of a hitherto unexploited Greek genre. David Mankin's introduction and commentary examines all aspects of …
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- Full title :Epodes / Horace ; edited by David Mankin.
Summary
The Epodes, with the first book of the Satires, were Horace's first published work. They consist of a collection of seventeen poems in different versions of the iambus, the metre traditionally associated with lampoon and in particular with the seventh-century Greek poet Archilochus. In none of Horace's works is his originality more brilliantly displayed than in this creative appropriation of a hitherto unexploited Greek genre.
David Mankin's introduction and commentary examines all aspects of Horace's relationship with his models and of the technical accomplishment of his verse; it also gives help with linguistic problems. His edition places the Epodes firmly in their literary and historical context: Rome at the time of its greatest crisis, the Civil War which ended the Republic and led to the establishment of the Principate.
. Students and scholars alike will welcome this commentary, only the second in any language since the 1930s and the only one providing a full and detailed interpretation in English.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:1995.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
The Physical Object
- Description:vii, 321 pages ; : 19 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0521394694, 9780521394697, 052139774X, 9780521397742
- oclc:ocm31241777
- LC Classification:PA6393
- Dewey Decimal:871/.01
Table of Contents
Machine derived contents note: Introduction: 1. Horace -- 2. Historical background -- 3. The Epodes and early Greek iambus -- 4. The Epode book -- 5. Language and style -- 6. Metre -- 7. The text -- Q. Horati Flacci Iamborvm Liber -- Commentary -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Indexes to the commentary.
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