Satires and epistles

Satires and epistles
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Total Pages : 504
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89004756870
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Synopsis Satires and epistles by : Horace

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9780191606557
ISBN-13 : 0191606553
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Synopsis Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction by : Jonathan Barnes

The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his teachings in their historical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

A Commentary on Horace: Odes Book III

A Commentary on Horace: Odes Book III
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0199288747
ISBN-13 : 9780199288748
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Synopsis A Commentary on Horace: Odes Book III by : R. G. M. Nisbet

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 arequoted, 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 oncountry 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 generalexperience 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 Complete Odes and Epodes

The Complete Odes and Epodes
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 019283942X
ISBN-13 : 9780192839428
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Synopsis The Complete Odes and Epodes by : Horace

A collection of lyric poetry by the Roman poet Horace.

Ovid: A Very Short Introduction

Ovid: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : 9780192574671
ISBN-13 : 0192574671
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Synopsis Ovid: A Very Short Introduction by : Llewelyn Morgan

"Vivam" is the very last word of Ovid's masterpiece, the Metamorphoses: "I shall live." If we're still reading it two millennia after Ovid's death, this is by definition a remarkably accurate prophecy. Ovid was not the only ancient author with aspirations to be read for eternity, but no poet of the Greco-Roman world has had a deeper or more lasting impact on subsequent literature and art than he can claim. In the present day no Greek or Roman poet is as accessible, to artists, writers, or the general reader: Ovid's voice remains a compellingly contemporary one, as modern as it seemed to his contemporaries in Augustan Rome. But Ovid was also a man of his time, his own story fatally entwined with that of the first emperor Augustus, and the poetry he wrote channels in its own way the cultural and political upheavals of the contemporary city, its public life, sexual mores, religion, and urban landscape, while also exploiting the superbly rich store of poetic convention that Greek literature and his Roman predecessors had bequeathed to him. This Very Short Introduction explains Ovid's background, social and literary, and introduces his poetry, on love, metamorphosis, Roman festivals, and his own exile, a restlessly innovative oeuvre driven by the irrepressible ingenium or wit for which he was famous. Llewelyn Morgan also explores Ovid's immense influence on later literature and art, spanning from Shakespeare to Bernini. Throughout, Ovid's poetry is revealed as enduringly scintillating, his personal story compelling, and the issues his life and poetry raise of continuing relevance and interest. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Classical Literature

Classical Literature
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9780199665457
ISBN-13 : 0199665451
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Synopsis Classical Literature by : William Allan

William Allan's Very Short Introduction provides a concise and lively guide to the major authors, genres, and periods of classical literature. Drawing upon a wealth of material, he reveals just what makes the 'classics' such masterpieces and why they continue to influence and fascinate today.

Horace: Satires and Epistles

Horace: Satires and Epistles
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0199203547
ISBN-13 : 9780199203543
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Synopsis Horace: Satires and Epistles by : Kirk Freudenburg

A collection of articles representing some of the finest writing on Horace's satires (Sermones) and epistles (Epistulae) over the past fifty years. Several have previously only been accessible in specialist journals, while five appear here for the first time in English translation.

Horace: a Very Short Introduction

Horace: a Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9780192849649
ISBN-13 : 0192849646
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Synopsis Horace: a Very Short Introduction by : Llewelyn Morgan

This book examines the career of the Roman poet Horace, one of the greatest writers in Roman literature. It introduces his poetry with illustrations from all his works, and contextualises his career in Greek and Roman literary tradition and within the tumultuous events of his life as civil war gave way to the reign of the first emperor Augustus.

Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780191577505
ISBN-13 : 0191577502
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Synopsis Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction by : Catriona Kelly

This book is intended to capture the interest of anyone who has been attracted to Russian culture through the greats of Russian literature, either through the texts themselves, or encountering them in the cinema, or opera. Rather than a conventional chronology of Russian literature, the book will explore the place and importance of literature of all sorts in Russian culture. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the Russians regarded their literary language? The book will uses the figure of Pushkin, 'the Russian Shakespeare' as a recurring example as his work influenced every Russian writer who came after hime, whether poets or novelists. It will look at such questions as why Russian writers are venerated, how they've been interpreted inside Russia and beyond, and the influences of such things as the folk tale tradition, orthodox religion, and the West ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Chance, Luck, and Statistics

Chance, Luck, and Statistics
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0486419975
ISBN-13 : 9780486419978
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Chance, Luck, and Statistics by : Horace C. Levinson

In simple, non-technical language, this volume explores the fundamentals governing chance and applies them to sports, government, and business. Topics includenbsp;the theory of probability in relation to superstitions, betting odds, warfare,nbsp;social problems, stocks, and other areas. "Clear and lively ...nbsp;remarkably accurate." —Scientific Monthly.