Brill's Companion to Horace (Brill's Companions to Classical Studies)

This volume centres on a detailed analysis of the whole corpus of Horace's work by Edward Courtney (Satires), Elaine Fantham (Epistles I and Odes IV), Hans-Christian Günther (Epodes, Odes I – III, Carmen Saeculare and Epistles II) and Tobias Reinhardt (Ars Poetica). The latter is preceeded by a detailed account of Horace's life and work in general by H.-C. Günther. Two appendices on the transmission of the text (E. Courtney) and style and metre (Peter Knox) conclude the volume. It is aimed at students and scholars of classical and modern literature who seek comprehensive orientation on all aspects of Horace's work. All quotations from Latin and Greek are translated. Horace's Life And Work / Hans-christian Günther -- The Two Books Of Satires / Edward Courtney -- The Book Of Iambi / Hans-christian Günther -- The First Collection Of Odes: Carmina I-iii / Hans-christian Günther -- The First Book Of Letters / Elaine Fantham -- The Carmen Saeculare / Hans-christian Günther -- The Fourth Book Of Odes / Elaine Fantham -- The Second Book Of Letters / Hans-christian Günther -- The Ars Poetica / Tobias Reinhardt -- Language, Style, And Metre In Horace / Peter E. Knox -- The Transmission Of The Text Of Horace / Edward Courtney. Edited By Hans-christian Günther. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Preface1. Horace's Life and Work, Hans-Christian Gunther2. The Two Books of Satires, Edward Courtney 3. The Book of Iambi, Hans-Christian Gunther4. The First Collection of Odes: Carmina I - III, Hans-Christian Gunther5. The First Book of Letters, Elaine Fantham6. The Carmen Saeculare, Hans-Christian Gunther7. The Fourth Book of Odes, Elaine Fantham8. The Second Book of Letters, Hans-Christian Gunther9. The Ars Poetica, Tobias Reinhardt10. Language, Style, and Metre in Horace, Peter E. Knox11. The Transmission of the Text of Horace, Edward CourtneyBibliographyIndex This Volume Centres On A Detailed Analysis Of The Whole Corpus Of Horace’s Work. It Is Preceeded By An Account Of Horace’s Life And Work And Followed By Two Appendices On The Transmission Of The Text And Style And Metre.