Horace
Poems
$26.18
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2015
Summary
A wide-ranging selection of the work of one of ancient Rome’s master poets–and originator of the phrase “carpe diem”–whose influence on poetry can be traced down through the centuries into our own time. EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY POCKET POETS.
Horace saw the death of the Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire, and was personally acquainted with the emperor Augustus and the poet Virgil. He was famous during his lifetime, and continued to be posthumously, for his odes and epodes, his sa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841598024 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184159802X |
| Author: | Horace, Paul Quarrie |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 113mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library POCKET POETS |
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The poet Tennyson hailed the lines of the Odes as Jewels five-words-long That on the stretch’d forefinger of Time Sparkle for ever.
The poet Tennyson hailed the lines of the Odes as
Jewels five-words-long
That on the stretch’d forefinger of Time
Sparkle for ever.
About The Author
Horace
Born Quintus Horatius Flaccus on December 8, 65 BC. In his writings, he “tells us far more about himself, his character, his development, and his way of life than any other great poet in antiquity.”
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