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Horace's "Odes" and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi
Stuart Lyons
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Description for Horace's "Odes" and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi
Paperback. Lyons's acclaimed verse translation of the Odes is here fully revised and included with revealing new material on Horace and the nature of his work. The book describes the life and times of Horace. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Lyons's acclaimed verse translation of the Odes is here fully revised and included with revealing new material on Horace and the nature of his work. The book describes the life and times of Horace. It places his experiences and writings in the context of the civil wars and the Augustan Age, and explains how his literary career was bound up with the rise and fall of his sponsor Maecenas. It brings together compelling evidence that Horace composed and conducted the Carmen Saeculare for the Centennial Games of 17 BC, and that ... Read more
Lyons's acclaimed verse translation of the Odes is here fully revised and included with revealing new material on Horace and the nature of his work. The book describes the life and times of Horace. It places his experiences and writings in the context of the civil wars and the Augustan Age, and explains how his literary career was bound up with the rise and fall of his sponsor Maecenas. It brings together compelling evidence that Horace composed and conducted the Carmen Saeculare for the Centennial Games of 17 BC, and that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687907
SKU
V9780856687907
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Ref
99-50
About Stuart Lyons
Stuart Lyons was senior Classics scholar at King's College, Cambridge, where he took his MA, and has an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Keele. He has spent his career in industry and was awarded a CBE in 1993.
Reviews for Horace's "Odes" and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi
Combining scholarship with a gripping sense of narrative' An interesting read, written with commenadable warmth for its subject matter,' Lyons translation is well worth reading for his wit and his often inspired rhymes,' With brilliant detective work, Stuart Lyons unravels the musical character of Horaces Odes and traces a remarkable link between Horatian music, Guido dArezzo and the discovery of ... Read more