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Horace: Poems; Edited by Paul Quarrie (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) Hardcover – January 5, 2016

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This wide-ranging selection showcases the work of one of ancient Rome’s master poets—and originator of the phrase “carpe diem”—whose influence on poetry can be traced through the centuries into our own time.

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, who lived from 65 to 8 BCE, saw the death of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire and was personally acquainted with the emperor Augustus and the poet Virgil. He was famous during his lifetime and since for his odes and epodes, for his satires and epistles, and for Ars Poetica. His lyric poems, brief and allusive, have been translated into English by a range of famous poets, including Milton, Ben Jonson, John Dryden, William Cowper, A. E. Housman, Ezra Pound, Louis MacNeice, Robert Lowell—and even Queen Elizabeth I and the Victorian prime minister William Gladstone.

Horace’s masterly verses have inspired poets from antiquity to modernity, and his injunction to “seize the day” has echoed through the ages. This anthology of superb English translations shows how Horace has permeated English literature for five centuries.
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Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known in English literature as HORACE, was a Roman lyric poet who wrote during the reign of Augustus. PAUL ROGAN QUARRIE, author of Winchester College and the King James Bible, is a well-known curator and lecturer on antiquated books. He lives in the UK.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Everyman's Library; Illustrated edition (January 5, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101907673
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101907672
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.43 x 0.79 x 6.51 inches
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These amazing little books from Everyman's Library Pocket Poets hold great treasure for those of us who respect and love poetry. They are always beautifully produced and extremely edifying. If you like to learn new things, you will love thr collection of Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. It is different from any other publisher which I have found.This particular book contains the works of Horace, the famous poet who coined the phrase "Carpe Diem!"(--Seize the Day). It is edited by Paul Quarrie. It features Horace's odes and epodes, his satires and epistles, and his Ars Poetica, in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama. Horace has been translated in every century by numerous poets. He is held in high regard. In this small but elegant edition, you can carry his poems in a pocket or in your backpack, to cherish them and keep them close.
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Michael Birman
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb miniature volume of Horace in English translation that is an exemplary introduction to his poetry.
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2016
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The poetry of Horace still resonates deeply in western culture. His Odes and Epodes have been translated into English by literary luminaries such as John Milton, Ben Jonson, Lord Byron, Samuel Johnson, Sir Philip Sidney, Alexander Pope, John Dryden and A.E. Housman. His instruction "Carpe Diem" or seize the day has always been strongly influential with its common sense sentiment that is a combination of traditional Roman strength and stoicism in the face of adversity.

Horace's poetry is unusually malleable in English translation. Augustan heroic couplets as shaped by Dryden and Pope have a directness that matches the forcefulness of Horace's poetry. In the hands of a master of blank verse like John Milton, however, the beauty of the Latin original as translated into English has a liquid, sinuous ease that envelops the reader in sentiments that project a powerful emotional depth. And the translations of a Latin scholar and skilled poet like Housman yield something entirely different and less obvious: poetry that shines with the kind of static ancient beauty that Keats suggests in his Ode on a Grecian Urn. The fact that so many diverse sentiments can be suggested by different poets through different ages is a testament to the sophistication of Horace's verse.

This lovely miniature volume of Horace's poetry, a new exemplar of the beauty of the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets series, as edited by Paul Quarrie has a well-chosen selection from the entire landscape of Horace's poetry. Throughout the book there are superb illustrations from the edition of Horace published in London by Johannes Pine in 1737. Their marmoreal solidity has a remoteness that suggests the vast passage of time separating a modern audience from the Latin original. It is precisely the appropriate detail I would expect from the Everyman's series of books. With its thick, creamy white paper, dark green cloth cover and matching silk place marker and its sturdy illustrated dust cover, this superb miniature volume of Horace in English translation is an exemplary introduction to his poetry.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully packaged
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016
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I selected "Horace: Poems" because I was given the opportunity to read Everyman's Library Pocket Poets's "The Echoing Green" which I liked very much. I had also just recently read a book focusing on classical literature so I was brave and selected this item and...

...and I realized that I'm still poetry-challenged. Like "The Echoing Green", "Horace: Poems" is presented with quality. The poems are translated by an array of writers (Lord Dunsany! Reminded me that I want to start re-reading his books). That said, the poetry flew over my head and I realized anew that poetry is a challenge for me. That said regarding my poetry-challenged-comprehension skills, my son loves the volume of poetry. He wasn't into "The Echoing Green" volume, but he likes mythology, Homer and history so as Horace references places and characters, he doesn't go "WTF?" like I did; he just goes with the flow so he's appreciative of this volume of Horace poetry. Enough to ask what else is in the Everyman's Library Pocket Poets line. If there are more like Horace, he'll take a look.

So I'll be sticking with the collections like "Four Seasons" and such, but he's more interested in the ancient poet/storyteller versions. Bottom line: We're both sold on this line. We like the packaging and the content.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Liber Bonum Est.
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It's hard to wrap your head around just how ancient these poems are. It's even more difficult to comprehend how contemporary much of his poetic vision remains, the joie de vivre, his love of springtime, or beautiful women, not to mention his intellectual grasp of Greco-Roman literature. It's a testament to how well loved his poetic vision has remained thru the millennia, that so much of his work was not lost. In fact, the most famous people in English history have been translating his verse, since the dawn of the English Language. This little book is filled with Horace's vision. A healthy feast is set before you from all four books of the Odes, the Epodes, his Satires, Epistles, and Ars Poetica (his longest poem, though, like the other selections, only represented in part here). For the most part, I'd say anyone with a healthy love of poetry, would enjoy Horace's work. At times the classical illusions obscure his sense. Other times the overt, nationalistic propaganda celebrating Caesar's victory's tastes odd. However, roman virtues and civic duty were part of his life, and therefore his vision. The satires aren't satirical, as much as vignettes of his daily life, almost like journal entries in rhyme and meter. The one about the country mouse and the city mouse, hasn't aged bad. When Horace talks about losing one's youth, or the beauty of spring, his words are celestial diamonds that will shine til humanity falls to sleep for good.

The translations run the gamut, from Queen Elizabeth I, to Ezra Pound, from Milton to Robert Lowell. Since some of these translations are in such antiquated English, you might find yourself translating the verse twice. At times, the lack of modernization for the spelling is annoying. Ben Johnson's take on "INTERMISSA VENUS" (Ode IV, 1) was practically like reading Chaucer in Middle English. Ode I, 5 (the one about the golden hair of Pyrrha), is represented in translation twice. First by Milton, then a modern translation by Duff Cooper. As much as I love Milton, his translation was so dense and stilted, that I couldn't penetrate into the beauty of Horace. The only real way to read any poet, is in the original. In this book, you have poets writing poems based on Horace. Their skills as translators, and as poets, color what you read. Unless you've had years of Latin, and a solid education in classic literature, these translations will be as close as you can come to Horace's voice. Since there are no footnotes to elucidate the vague passages, I'd recommend having your Google up and running, if you need to grasp every literary illusion.

Finally, a word on the hardback book itself. I have another EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY pocket edition. Like the other book, this edition is hardback, good quality paper, sewn in binding, and includes a book mark ribbon. Unlike "PARIS STORIES", this book is slightly smaller. Nevertheless, the artwork is fine, and the selection of poems inclusive enough, so you can truly know this intellectual giant of the classical world. Best of all, the quality of the printing and binding will allow your progeny access to this book as well.
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Ian Chadwick
4.0 out of 5 stars A mix of translations over 500 years
Reviewed in Canada on October 25, 2022
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This is a collection of translations from a wide range of eras and authors, going back to Elizabethan times and reaching modern times; it includes 62 different translators from Francis Bacon to David West. As such, it provides a rare opportunity to see how various ages have approached both Latin poetry and Horace.

It contains the complete Odes & Epodes, plus selections from Satires & Epistles (Ars Poetica). The Everyman edition is well-constructed, with good binding and paper; it easily fits into a jacket pocket. I am a fan of Everyman editions and this one does not disappoint.

The only drawback is that the mix of translators doesn't allow for a consistent and clear voice to emerge. For that, you'll want a single-translator edition like Ferry's (FSG) or Rudd's (Loeb). But as an addition to an already well-stocked library of Horatian works, and a reference for historical perspectives, it is excellent.

This edition does not include the original Latin except in the title to each piece.
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