Odes vs Q. Horatii Flacci opera: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Odes Odes Horace · 1635 ★★★★☆ 3.9 424 pages · ≈ 7 h 51 m · Demanding
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This groundbreaking new translation of Horace's most widely read collection of poetry is rendered in modern, metrical English verse rather than the more common free verse found in many other translations. Jeffrey H.…

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Cover of Q. Horatii Flacci opera Q. Horatii Flacci opera Horace · 1498 ★★★★☆ 3.7 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Demanding
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The Art Of Poetry Horace, leading Roman lyric poet (65-8B.C.) This ebook presents «The Art Of Poetry», from Horace. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents About…

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OdesQ. Horatii Flacci opera
Goodreads 4.0 (123) —
Hardcover 3.0 (1) —
Google Books 5.0 (1) —
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Reception

OdesQ. Horatii Flacci opera
Ratings 123 11
Editions 127 248
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 5119 —
Written reviews 123 —
Wikipedia attention 2928 —
Pages 424 321
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Odes or Q. Horatii Flacci opera?

Odes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Odes 3.9/5, Q. Horatii Flacci opera 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: Odes or Q. Horatii Flacci opera?

Q. Horatii Flacci opera is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Q. Horatii Flacci opera (321 pages, ≈ 5 h 57 m); Odes (424 pages, ≈ 7 h 51 m).

Which is harder to read: Odes or Q. Horatii Flacci opera?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Odes: Demanding; Q. Horatii Flacci opera: Demanding.

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