The project gutenberg ebook of the works of horace, by c. The odes of horace 1894 by horace author, william ewart gladstone translator isbn. Horace the odes, epodes, satires, epistles, ars poetica and carmen saeculare. Born in venusia in southeast italy in 65 bce to an italian freedman and landowner, he was sent to rome for schooling and was later in athens studying philosophy when caesar was assassinated. Horace the odes a new freely downloadable translation. The odes of horace 67 but do not you, my wanton muse, neglecting mirthful subjects, choose the burthen of a funeral song such as to cea might belong.
A collection of english translations of the odes of horace done by various authors, with the latin text on facing page. Odes horacebook i11 wikisource, the free online library. Over one hundred complete translations of the odes in english were in. Oct 03, 2002 the three books of horace s odes were published in 23 bc and gained him his reputation as the greatest latin lyric poet. It was a very clear demonstration for me that tradition, for better or worse, was a part of all our voices, andin a sensewe all need that tradition to speak as. Alexander, sidney, the complete odes and satires of horace, princeton 1999. That selfsame day, three lustres gone, another victory to thine hand. Or can you find a single shore free from the traces of our gore.
Horatius flaccus horace odes book 1 poem 1 horace roman poet horace latin in full quintus horatius flaccus born december 65 bc venusia italy. Dryden shows his enjoyment of translating horace, paraphrasing his verse with. The spanish foe now pays the tax, though by slow steps this wreath was won. Feb 08, 2018 you see how mount soracte stands out white with deep snow, and the struggling trees can no longer sustain the burden, and the rivers are frozen with sharp ice. The latin word patria homeland, literally meaning the country of ones fathers in latin, patres or ancestors, is the source of the french word for a country, patrie. Literal english translation original latin line let a hardy lad learn well and happily, through fierce training, to suffer constricting poverty and let he, who must be feared, harry the fierce parthians. Horace 65 bc8 bc the odes, epodes, satires, epistles. Horace look round and round the man you recommend, for yours will be the shame should he offend.
Please try reading slowly to identify the rhythm of the first verse of each poem, before reading the whole poem through. Horaces original, with an interesting modern american translation and helpful commentary by william harris, is here. Book i, epistle xviii, line 76 translated by john conington. According to the journal quadrant, they were unparalleled by any collection of lyric poetry produced before or after in latin literature. But with light quill strike notes less grave with me in dionaean cave. Horace is not entirely consistent in his choice of measures. Jan 03, 2018 i hate persian furnishments, boy, wreaths twined around the limetrees displease.
His bolts, at his own temple cast, appalld the town, appalld the lands, lest pyrrha s time return, with all its monstrous sights, when proteus led his flocks to climb the flattend heights, when fish were in the elmtops caught, where once the stockdove wont to bide, and does were floating, all distraught, adown the tide. Kaimowitz presents each translation with annotations, providing the context necessary for understanding and enjoying horace s work. All or almost have had some experience translating from a. Let a hardy lad learn well and happily, through fierce training, to suffer constricting poverty and let he, who must. Odes by horace, translated from latin by wikisource. Literal english translation original latin line you see how mount soracte stands out white with deep snow, and the struggling trees can no longer sustain the burden, and the rivers are frozen with sharp ice. There are those whom it delights to have collected olympic dust in the chariot race. The horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Again behold the winters weight oppress the labouring woods below. Jul 19, 2016 quintus horatius flaccus 8 december 65 bc 27 november 8 bc, known in the english speaking world as horace, was the leading roman lyric poet during the time of augustus. Leave things that are severe and sour for pleasures of the present hour, wine, converse, harp, and lute. You could not gain a moments breath,or move the haughty king below,nor would inexorable deathdefer an hour the. Cease from seeking the places where the late rose fades. This new verse translation departs from the vogue for free verse and returns to the traditional english disciplines of rhyme and metre, thus imitating.
Translation from francese and smith 2014 boys should grow tough in harsh. Choose from 500 different sets of translation 3 horace flashcards on quizlet. Online books about this author are available, as is a wikipedia article horace. The latin word patria homeland, literally meaning the country of ones fathers in latin, patres or ancestors, is. A detailed look at the difficulties facing the translator. He translates for the modern reader, combining linguistic precision with an ebullient sense of the possibilities of these inexhaustible works as poems in english. The odes of horace are the lyric masterpieces of the golden age of latin literature. I have followed the original latin metre in all cases, giving a reasonably close english version of horace s strict forms. Odes horacebook i5 wikisource, the free online library.
Here horace addresses as i said in my paper piety, poetry, death, and limitations. No one can be more convinced than i am that a really successful translator must be himself an. He also comments on textual instability and explains how he constructed his verse renditions to mirror horatian latin. Taking an english iambic line of ten syllables to represent the longer lines of the latin, an english iambic line of six syllables to represent the shorter, we see that the metre of horace s scriberis vario finds its representative in the metre of mr. The odes of horace by horace meet your next favorite book.
Here he, in all his sarcasm, claims that he will live forever. The odes were developed as a conscious imitation of the short lyric poetry of greek originals pindar, sappho and alcaeus are some. Learn translation 3 horace with free interactive flashcards. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by. He sets the standard for poetry translation as fidelity to the receiving. Should hecatombs each rising mornon cruel plutos altar dye,should costly loads of incense burn,their fumes ascending to the skie. Horace quintus horatius flaccus was a roman poet, satirist, and critic. Horace odes 3 2 in latin, with adjustable running vocabulary. Later, after discovering horace that is to say, i had begun to read seriously and enjoy, i found that petrarchs was itself a rewrite of horaces 14th ode from book i. Carmina are a collection in four books of latin lyric poems by horace.
It is always wise, if funds permit, to purchase more than one edition translation of some of these classic works. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by jeffrey henderson. Mcclatchy has assembled renders the totality of horace s four books of odes. A fourth book, consisting of 15 poems, was published in bc. Jul 30, 2012 horace s original, with an interesting modern american translation and helpful commentary by william harris, is here. I have followed the original latin metre in all cases, giving a reasonably close english version of horaces strict forms. He has terrified the city, terrified nations, lest the age of lamented pyrrha dreadfully return strange prodigies, when proteus urged his whole herd to seek the heights. Len krisak, an acclaimed poet and translator, provides a close metrical translation of the four books of the odes and the centennial hymn, the first for many years.
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori is a line from the odes iii. Here vergil writes to his friend vergil yes, the vergil, writer of the aeneid, about the death of their friend quintilus. Horace and the odes are introduced in lively fashion by noted classicist ronnie ancona. My senior year of college i made a pretty decent translation of the seventh poem from book ii of the odes, the one beginning o saepe mecum tempus in ultimum. Here is a new loeb classical library edition of the great roman poets odes and epodes, a fluid translation facing the latin text. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of beige boards, a school prize label dated 1944 inside front board, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hardcover book. Here is a new loeb classical library edition of the great roman poets odes and epodes, a fluid translation facing the latin text horace took pride in being the first roman to write a body of lyric poetry.
The odes latin carmina are a collection in four books of latin lyric poems by horace. In itself, this was not a sign of johnsons being particularly precocious. The poetical treatises of horace, vida, and boileau, with the translations by howes, pitt, and soame boston et al ginn and co. You should not ask, it is unholy to know, for me or for you.
Translation from francese and smith 2014 boys should grow tough in harsh military service, and learn to treat its strict privations like a friend. The odes of horace in latin and english in searchworks catalog. Seeing and understanding my blazing youth, one of my latin teachers gave me a volume of the epodes and odes that horace wrote later in life. Study carefully the character of the one you recommend, lest his misdeeds bring you shame. It has an almost tossed off feel, yet upon further study reveals itself to be intricately wrought. Odes horacebook i9 wikisource, the free online library. The state, not as a man in powr, but as a private friend, repute. The poetry of horace born 65 bce is richly varied, its focus moving between public and private concerns, urban and rural settings, stoic and epicurean thought. Some notes on translations of horace the the poetry blog. Make a vocab list for this book or for all the words youve clicked via loginsignup save this passage to your account via loginsignup odes 3 3 different passage in the book different book. Publication date 1894 topics horace publisher new york.
I hold you prisoner, or follow you in flight, over the grassy fields of mars, or wing with you above the inconstant waters. This book provides the latin text from the oxford classical text series of the third book together with a new translation by david west which attempts to be close to the latin while catching the flavour of the original. Then neither my mind nor appearance remains in a certain seat, and tears fall to my cheeks, showing how i am wounded deeply by tough barbs. Behold yon mountains hoary height made higher with new mounts of snow. Odes horacebook iii2 wikisource, the free online library. The scythian troops their bows relax, and, fearful of the roman ax, the field of battle shun. See, for example, the magnificent ode 29 from book three. Iulus, whoever tries to rival pindar, flies on waxen wings, with daedalean art, and is doomed, like icarus, to give a name. The love poems are nearly all in the graceful asclepiadic measures, but the stately alcaic is employed in the simulation of bacchic frenzy in ii 19. All or almost have had some experience translating from a classical language.
The odes, book one, ix, translated by john dryden behold yon mountain. If youd like to help expand it, see the help pages and the style guide, or leave a comment on this works talk page. They speak of the politics of the time, of the return to peace after the agony of civil war. Rectius vives, licini, neque altum semper urgendo neque, dum procellas cautus horrescis, nimium premendo litus iniquum. See ronnie ancona time and the erotic in horaces odes duke university press provided that both the translator and diotima are identified in any such use. Odes horacebook i38 wikisource, the free online library. I scarcely know what excuse i can offer for making public this attempt to translate the untranslatable. A new complete downloadable english translation of the odes and other poetry translations including lorca, petrarch, propertius, and mandelshtam. From the 16th century there are translations in french, spanish, and. Maecenas, descended from royal ancestors, o both my protection and my darling honor. Enough of snow and hail at last the sire has sent in vengeance down. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, odewriting became highly fashionable in england and a large number of aspiring poets imitated horace both in english and in latin. The english have always responded to their humanity and humour, and have translated and quoted them more than any other latin poetry, so that they are woven into the fabric of english literature.