Table of Contents

The "Odes" and their literary form; the chronological setting of "Odes I-II"; the metres of the "Odes"; the ancient commentators.

About the Author

R. G. M. Nisbet, Corpus Christi Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Oxford, and Margaret Hubbard, formerly Fellow, St Anne's College, Oxford

Reviews

' 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