HORACE's ODES

by

S.P. Sen Gupta






ISBN 978-81-7977-373-4

pp. : 162 + vi

Price : Rs. 75.00 (for individuals)
         : Rs. 130.00 (for Institutes and Libraries)


One of the major poets and critics of Rome, Horace, has stood the test of time. No other lyric poet with so limited an emotional range had delighted mankind so much over so long a period. The Odes of Horace have been justifiably the school-book of Europe for centuries. With unstrained meticulousness of workmanship, Horace has given variety and depth to his poetry. He covers a wide range, and the subjects dealt with in the Odes are Love, Friendship, Nature, Politics, Patriotism, wine, the pleasures of life, mythology and one thing inexorable, i.e. Death. He had a thorough acquaintance with the different moods of the human spirit.

List of Contents :

THE LIFE OF HORACE
THE WORKS OF HORACE
THE LITERATURE IN THE GOLDEN AGE
THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE AUGUSTAN AGE
WHAT IS AN ODE?
THE ODES OF HORACE
THE THEMES OF THE ODES : LOVE
THE POEMS ON FRIENDSHIP
THE ODES ON WINE
THE ROMAN ODES
THE ODES ON AUGUSTUS
THE ODES ADDRESSED TO MAECENAS
THE ODES ADDRESSED TO AGRIPPA AND POLLIO
THE ODES ON THE POET AND POETRY
THE ODES ON THE COUNTRYSIDE
THE MYTHOLOGICAL ODES
THE ODES ON THE GOLDEN MEAN
THE ODES ON DEATH
HORACE THROUGH THE AGES
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE ODES
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