Horace Knapp

In the first book of odes, Horace presents himself to his Roman readers in a novel guise, as the appropriator of the Greek lyric tradition. He aspired

Horace's first book of Satires is his debut work, a document of one man's self-fashioning on the cusp between republic and empire, and a pivotal text

This commentary fulfils the need for a student edition of Horace's literary epistles, which have recently been the subject of renewed scholarly intere

The satires in Book II are some of the trickiest poems of ancient Rome's trickiest poet. For intermediate and advanced students, this edition explains

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What the Roman poet Horace can teach us about how to live a life of contentment What are the secrets to a contented life? One of Rome’

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