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The volumes published in the series Beitrage zur Altertumskunde
comprise monographs, collective volumes, editions, translations and
commentaries on various topics from the fields of Greek and Latin
Philology, Ancient History, Archeology, Ancient Philosophy as well
as Classical Reception Studies. The series thus offers
indispensable research tools for a wide range of disciplines
related to Ancient Studies.
This book is a successor to the commentaries by Nisbet and Hubbard
on Odes I and II, but it takes critical note of the abundant recent
writing on Horace. It starts from the precise interpretation of the
Latin; attention is paid to the nuances implied by the word-order;
parallel passages are quoted, not to depreciate the poet's
originality but to elucidate his meaning and to show how he adapted
his predecessors; sometimes major English poets are cited to
exemplify his influence on the tradition. In expounding the
so-called Roman Odes the editors reject not only uncritical
acceptance of Augustan ideology but also more recent attempts to
find subversion in a court-poet. They show how Greek moralizing,
particularly by the Epicureans, is applied to contemporary social
situations. Poems on country festivals are treated sympathetically
in the belief that the tolerant and inclusive religion of the
Romans can easily be misunderstood. The poet's wit is emphasized in
his addresses both to eminent Romans and to women with Greek names;
the latter poems are taken as reflecting his general experience
rather than particular occasions. Though Horace's ironic
self-presentation must not be understood too literally, the editors
reject the modern tendency to treat the author as unknowable.
Although the text of the Odes is not printed separately, the
headings to the notes provide a continuous text. The editors put
forward a number of conjectures, most of them necessarily
tentative, and in the few cases where they disagree, both opinions
are summarized.
The first three books of Horace's Odes were issued together,
apparently in the latter part of 23 BC. The second book, however,
has a coherence of its own in terms of subject matter, tone of
voice, and arrangement. In particular there is a predominance of
poems concerned with philosophy, with conduct, and with friendship.
This commentary provides the reader with the background knowledge
of conventional forms and topics needed to appreciate fully every
aspect of the poems. In particular word-play, literary parallels,
and stylistic nuances are highlighted and discussed. The commentary
may be used in conjunction with the Oxford Classical Text of Horace
edited by E. C. Wickham.
Horace's Odes are among the most popular, and the most
misunderstood, of ancient writings. The present work is written in
the belief that they are learned poems, which demand some knowledge
of conventional forms and topics. Each ode is provided with an
introduction which sets it against its Greek and Roman literary
background. This edition may be used in conjunction with the Oxford
Classical Text edited by E. C. Wickham. The commentary includes a
large number of parallel passages, chosen to show how Horace plays
new variations on old themes; it is hoped that these may prove
useful to commentators on other ancient poets. The book also
contains sections on chronology and metre, and a select
bibliography is attached to each ode.
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Georgics (Paperback, Reissue)
Virgil; Edited by R.A.B. Mynors; Preface by R.G.M. Nisbet
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Virgil's Georgics, by common consent one of the greatest poems in
western literature, purports to be a didactic poem on agriculture,
but its true subject is man and his place in literature and
society. It is also a landmark in the use of the natural world as
material for literature, and in the history of man's attitude
towards his environment. The object of this commentary is to
present the poet's meaning and (as far as possible) his choice of
expression in the hope of achieving fuller understanding and
enjoyment of the poetry. The volume includes the late Sir Roger's
Oxford Classical Text of the Georgics together with apparatus
criticus, as well as an appendix of Greek sources. After Mynors's
death (in 1989) R. G. M. Nisbet added a short Preface to the
Commentary and compiled an index.
This book is a successor to the commentaries by Nisbet and Hubbard
on Odes I and II, but it takes critical note of the abundant recent
writing on Horace. It starts from the precise interpretation of the
Latin; attention is paid to the nuances implied by the word-order;
parallel passages are quoted, not to depreciate the poet's
originality but to elucidate his meaning and to show how he adapted
his predecessors; sometimes major English poets are cited to
exemplify his influence on the tradition. In expounding the
so-called Roman Odes the editors reject not only uncritical
acceptance of Augustan ideology but also more recent attempts to
find subversion in a court-poet. They show how Greek moralizing,
particularly by the Epicureans, is applied to contemporary social
situations. Poems on country festivals are treated sympathetically
in the belief that the tolerant and inclusive religion of the
Romans can easily be misunderstood. The poet's wit is emphasized in
his addresses both to eminent Romans and to women with Greek names;
the latter poems are taken as reflecting his general experience
rather than particular occasions. Though Horace's ironic
self-presentation must not be understood too literally, the editors
reject the modern tendency to treat the author as unknowable.
Although the text of the Odes is not printed separately, the
headings to the notes provide a continuous text. The editors put
forward a number of conjectures, most of them necessarily
tentative, and in the few cases where they disagree, both opinions
are summarized.
This book contains twenty-six articles on a wide range of topics in Latin literature by the eminent scholar and former Professor of Latin at Oxford, Robin Nisbet. Original, stimulating, and at times provocative, this collection represents some of the best in Latin scholarship in recent years.
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