The Odes of Horace (Fyfield Books) - Softcover

Flaccus, Quintus Horatius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857548515 ISBN 13: 9781857548518

Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd., 2006

Synopsis

The first rigorously metrical translation of Horace’s classic work in many years, this collection combines a staunch respect for the meaning of the Latin verse, which appears on facing pages, with an ebullient sense of these varied poems as works in English. A line-for-line rendition that finds English equivalents for the original quantitative meters, the volume captures both the tenderness and occasional irascibility of the great Augustan poet. The book also contains useful end notes for those wishing to better understand Horace’s allusions and mythological proper names.

About this title

About the Author:

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, best known to English speakers as Horace, was a contemporary of Virgil and is reputed as one of the finest Latin poets. Len Krisak is the author of the poetry collection Even as We Speak, which won the Richard Wilbar Prize in 2000. He is also the recipient of the Robert Penn Warren Prize and the Robert Frost Prize.

Review:

"At his best—and this, I think, is the way to go about it—Krisak can produce a poem that stands on its own. No knowledge of the source is necessary."  — The Guardian (UK)

About this edition

• Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1857548515
• ISBN 13: 9781857548518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180
• Editor: Krisak Len