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 sta

This is by far the most detailed commentary yet on Horace's Epodes. The line-by-line commentary on each epode is prefaced by a substantial interpretative essay

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

The first substantial commentary for a generation on this book of Horace's Odes, a great masterpiece of classical Latin literature.

This edition provides current information and guidance on fundamental matters of language usage, poetic structure, and literary interpretation.