by Quinto Horacio Flaco · Gredos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788424941246
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Immerse yourself in the reflective poetry and formal perfection of Quintus Horatius Flaccus with 'Odes'. This book, published by Gredos, presents a collection of Latin lyrical poems that explore universal themes such as love, fortune, friendship, leisure, and old age. Horace recreates the legacy of the great Greek poets, offering genuinely Roman and pioneering pieces in the use of topics such as 'carpe diem' and 'aurea mediocritas'.
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes as the only Latin lyrics worth reading: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words."
