The Odes (Latin: Carmina) are a collection in four books of Latin lyric poems by Horace. The Horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Books 1 to 3 were …

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin: [ˈkʷiːntʊs (h)ɔˈraːtiʊs ˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), [1] commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (/ ˈhɒrɪs /), …

…had already written the magnificent Roman Odes, numbers one to six of Book III—a great tribute to Augustus’ principate, perhaps the greatest political poetry that has ever been written. …

Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the …

Horace fully exploited the metrical possibilities offered to him by Greek lyric verse. I have followed the original Latin metre in all cases, giving a reasonably close English version of Horace’s …

In the Roman Odes (for example, Odes 3.1-6) the poet sets himself apart as a priest of the Muses admonishing Rome. Much of what Horace says, familiar from his earlier work, is presented …

ODE II. AGAINST THE DEGENERACY OF THE ROMAN YOUTH. Let the robust youth learn patiently to endure pinching want in the active exercise of arms; and as an expert horseman, …

5 days ago · Horace (born December 65 bc, Venusia, Italy—died Nov. 27, 8 bc, Rome) was an outstanding Latin lyric poet and satirist under the emperor Augustus. The most frequent …

Here is a new Loeb Classical Library edition of the great Roman poet's Odes and Epodes, a fluid translation facing the Latin text. Horace took pride in being the first Roman to write a body of …

May 30, 2022 · This is Pantheon Poets’s selection of twenty-eight of Horace’s poems in the order in which they appear in his four Books of the Odes. Click on the description of each Ode to link …

A new complete downloadable English translation of the Odes and other poetry translations including Lorca, Petrarch, Propertius, and Mandelshtam.

Aug 16, 2021 · An ode is a short lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea, or an event. In ancient Greece, odes were originally accompanied by music—in fact, the word “ode” comes …

Horace fully exploited the metrical possibilities offered to him by Greek lyric verse. I have followed the original Latin metre in all cases, giving a reasonably close English version of Horace’s …

“Tu ne quaesieris” (“Do not ask”) is the most famous of the odes of the Roman lyric poet Horace, published in 23 BCE as Poem 11 in the first book of Horace’s collected “Odes” or “Carmina”.

An ode is a long lyric poem characterized by the poet's heightened emotions at moments of deep insight. Typically, odes celebrate or praise a specific object, person (whether real or mythic), …

“Nunc est bibendum” (“Now is the time for drinking”), sometimes known as the “Cleopatra Ode”, is one of the most famous of the odes of the Roman lyric poet Horace, published in 23 BCE as …

Horace’s Odes (Carmina) is a collection of lyric poems organised into four books, comprising 103 poems in total. Written in various classical metres, the work explores themes such as love, …

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65–8 bce) is one of the most important Roman poets, a friend and contemporary of Virgil, who composed in the time of Augustus. He wrote significant works …

Odes 3 and 5 are parallel: dominating both of them is a speech, Juno in 3 and Regulus in 5. Taken together they show the two vital strands in Roman thought myth and Roman history. …

Mar 7, 2025 · Romantic literature is the body of written works produced during the Romantic era, a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Notable Romantic writers include William …