Horace's Odes and Carmen Saeculare

Horace's Odes and Carmen Saeculare
Author: Simon Preece
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1527569543

At a time of extraordinary political upheaval, Horace wrote poetry and proudly boasted that his Odes were bringing to Rome the metres and subject matter of the Greek lyric poets who had flourished some six centuries earlier. His achievement ensured that the Odes remained unique in Latin literature, and they have continued to be read and loved for two thousand years. Horace’s metrical diversity is fundamental to his artistry, so these translations recreate the original thirteen metres in English. They are written in elegant verse which is always alert to the poems’ structure, register, rhetoric, sound and syntax. Special attention is given to the nuanced meanings of words in their context and to the implications of Horace’s often highly unusual word-order—no Roman ever spoke such Latin, except when reading the Odes aloud. The translations are supported by a wide-ranging introduction, which provides biographical, historical and literary context, and shows several ways in which the Odes can respond to literary analysis. The extensive notes constitute a commentary on all the poems, drawing the reader from the translations to the facing text of Horace’s Latin, and offering brief discussions of textual, literary, linguistic, metrical, historical, geographical, mythological and religious issues. Students and general readers will find the tools here to help them develop their own personal response to Horace’s exceptional poetry, while teachers will welcome the opportunity to compare poems across all four books of the Odes in equal detail.

Religion Matters

Religion Matters
Author: Prothero, Stephen
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2020-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0393422046

A religion is a system of stories, and there is no better way to engage with the worldÕs religions than through the stories that animate their beliefs and practices. Through the exploration of these ancient stories and contemporary practices, Stephen Prothero, a New York TimesÐbestselling author and gifted storyteller, helps students better grasp the role of religion in our fractured world and to develop greater religious literacy. Videos and an award-winning adaptive learning tool, InQuizitive, further engage students and help them master core objectives and develop their own religious literacy.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte
Author: John S.C. Abbott
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2019-09-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3734064236

Reproduction of the original: Napoleon Bonaparte by John S.C. Abbott