The "Odes" and their literary form; the chronological setting of "Odes I-II"; the metres of the "Odes"; the ancient commentators.
R. G. M. Nisbet, Corpus Christi Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Oxford, and Margaret Hubbard, formerly Fellow, St Anne's College, Oxford
' The appearance of this commentary is a notable event in the world
of Horatian scholarship. Only one book of the Odes is considered,
there is no Latin text and no discussion of manuscripts; but for
these very reasons the authors have been able to include more
information, more illustrative material, and more scholarly
argument than any of their predecessors.' Hermathena
'a great commentary of lasting importance and an essential
possession for anyone seriously interested in ancient poetry'
Journal of Roman Studies
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