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A commentary on Horace. Odes. Book I / by R. G. M. Nisbet and Margaret Hubbard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nisbet, R. G. M., author.
- Hubbard, Margaret, 1924- author.
- Series:
- Clarendon Paperbacks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horace--Criticism and interpretation.
- Horace.
- Horace--Translations into English.
- Rome--In literature.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1viii, 440 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Horace's Odes are among the most popular and the most misunderstood of ancient writings. In this new paperback edition, the authors discuss each ode against its Greek and Roman background to ensure a clearer understanding of its classical and scholarly nature. The commentary includes a largenumber of parallel passages--showing how Horace plays new variations on old themes--sections on chronology and meter, and a select bibliography for each ode.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-165698-4
- 0-19-181922-0
- 1-280-76379-5
- OCLC:
- 1027131104
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