The complete works of horace
/ Horace
- New York: Modern Library, 1936
- xx, 412 P.
Odes (Carmina): Four books of polished, lyrical poems covering themes such as love, friendship, wine, and the simple life. Satires (Sermones): Two books of hexameter poems that critique Roman social vices, follies, and human behavior. Epodes: A collection of 17 iambic poems, often featuring harsher, more cynical, or political themes. Epistles: Two books of verse letters, offering reflections on literature, philosophy, and morality. Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry): An influential, extended epistle on the principles of poetic structure, drama, and style. Carmen Saeculare: A hymn composed for the Secular Games in 17 B.C.E. at the request of Augustus.