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Q. Horatii Flacci opera Horace · 1498 · ★ 3.5 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Demanding Shares: Latin Laudatory poetry, Latin Verse satire, Latin Epistolary poetry, Latin poetry

Odes Horace · 1635 · ★ 4.0 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Demanding 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. Kaimowitz adapts the Roman poet's rich and metrically varied poetry to English formal verse, reproducing the works in a way that maintains fidelity to the tone, timbre, and style of… Shares: Latin Laudatory poetry, Latin Verse satire, Latin poetry, Latin language

Satirae Horace · 1763 · ★ 5.0 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus's regime, his Satires provide trenchant social commentary on men's perennial enslavement to money, power, fame, and sex. Not as frequently translated as his Odes, in… Shares: Latin Verse satire, Latin Epistolary poetry, Latin poetry, Latin language

Satirae Juvenal · 1648 · ★ 3.9 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Demanding Bite and wit characterize two seminal and stellar authors in the history of satirical writing, Persius (34-62 CE) and Juvenal (writing about sixty years later). The latter especially had a lasting influence on English writers of the Renaissance and succeeding centuries. Shares: Latin Verse satire, Latin poetry, Poetry

Tristia; Ex Ponto Ovid · 1892 · 510p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual… Shares: Latin Epistolary poetry, Latin poetry, Poetry

Metamorphoses Ovid · 1479 · ★ 4.1 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Demanding The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and… Shares: Latin Epistolary poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Elegiae Sextus Propertius · 1780 · ★ 3.9 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Demanding Of all the Greek and Latin love poets, Propertius (c.50-10 BC) is one of those who perhaps holds most immediate appeal for the twentieth century reader. His helpless infatuation for the sinister figure of his mistress Cynthia forms the main subject of his poetry, and is analysed with a tormented but witty grandeur in all its changing moods - from ecstacy to suicidal despair. The son of an… Shares: Language, Latin language, History and criticism, Poetry

Silvae Publius Papinius Statius · 1472 · ★ 3.8 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Demanding Statius' Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 AD. Here the poet congratulates friends, consoles mourners, sends thanks, admires a memorable scene. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct picture quality. Statius gives us in these impromptu poems clear images of Domitian's Rome. Statius published his Thebaid in the last decade of the first century. This… Shares: Latin Laudatory poetry, History and criticism, Poetry, History

Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus · 1554 · ★ 3.3 · 419p · ≈ 13h · Demanding Includes an introduction to this Roman poet, selections from his poetry, vocabulary and grammatical notes, and glossaries on meters and figures of speech. Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Opera Publius Vergilius Maro · 1502 · 567p · ≈ 18h · Demanding A timeless exploration of humanity's connection to nature, The Georgics of Virgil delves into the art and labor of agriculture while weaving in the grandeur of Roman patriotism and mythology. Composed by Virgil over seven years and completed in 29 B.C.E., this masterful poetic work offers meditations on the cycles of cultivation and their profound alignment with the natural and divine order. Its… Shares: Latin poetry, Latin language, Poetry

Monde primitif, analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne .. Antoine Court de Gébelin · 1773 · 567p · ≈ 18h · Demanding Il gioco dei tarocchi, testo coltissimo quanto fantasioso, è contenuto nell’ottavo volume (1781) di Monde primitif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne, monumentale opera di mitologia comparata scritta da Antoine Court de Gébelin, pastore protestante, massone ed erudito vicino agli illuministi. Senza questo piccolo saggio, quello che nel Settecento era un semplice gioco di carte non si… Shares: Language, Latin language, History

Marmion Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Challenging It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he took Mr. Morritt of Rokeby to see the little dwelling, telling him that, though not worth looking at, ‘it was our first house when newly married, and many a contrivance it had to… Shares: Poetry, History

Hávamál · 1986 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Hávamál er kvæði úr eddukvæðum. Hávamál merkir mál hins háa, en hinn hái er Óðinn og er kvæðið lífsspeki hans, og inniheldur hvortveggja hvunndagslegar ráðleggingar og háspekilegt efni. Eina forna eintakið af Hávamáli er að finna í Codex Regius, öðru nafni Konungsbók. Kvæðið er talið vera frá seinni hluta 13. aldar en ekki vita menn neitt um geymd þess fyrr en það kom í eigu Brynjólfs biskups… Shares: Language, Poetry

Ovid with an English translation: Heroides and Amores Ovid · 1637 · ★ 2.0 · 523p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Index of proper names appended Shares: Latin Epistolary poetry, History and criticism, Poetry

Ars poetica Horace · 1536 · ★ 3.6 · 82p · ≈ 2h · Demanding Horace was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, now celebrated for being one of the greatest poets the world has ever known. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Horace in English and Latin, with… Shares: Latin Epistolary poetry, History and criticism, Poetry

The complete poetical works Robert Burns · 1786 · ★ 4.1 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Demanding Poetry written by the Scottish author Robert Burns. Shares: Miniature books, History and criticism, Poetry, History

Heroides Ovid · 1502 · ★ 4.1 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The "autres ouvrages" of Bachet are, "Virginis Deiparæ ad Christvm filium. Epistola. Nec non, & alia quædam poëmatia", and "Rime toscane" Shares: Latin Epistolary poetry, History and criticism, Poetry

Metamorfosi Ovid · 1474 · ★ 4.1 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Demanding Ovid’s sensuous and witty poem. In Metamophoses, Ovid brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation—often as a result of love or lust—where men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many… Shares: Latin Epistolary poetry, Poetry, History

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