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The Complete Odes and Epodes by Horace |W. Shepherd [rare books]

The Complete Odes and Epodes by Horace |W. Shepherd [rare books]

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This edition of The Complete Odes and Epodes (including the Carmen Saeculare) delivers Horace’s full lyric repertoire in a highly regarded English verse translation by W. G. Shepherd, published in Penguin Classics. It encompasses all four books of his Odes—lyrical celebrations of love, friendship, wine, morality, and patriotic duty—and the Epodes, known for their sharper, more abrasive tone and vivid personal satire.

Shepherd’s rendering is praised for preserving Horace’s musicality, precision, and ironic subtlety, making the poems accessible without sacrificing poetic depth. With his carefully crafted translations, complemented by Betty Radice’s introduction, extensive notes, glossary, and Suetonius’s Life of Horace, the edition offers an enlightening reading experience for both novices and seasoned readers of classical literature .

About the Author & Translator

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 BCE) rose from modest beginnings to become one of Rome’s most influential poets. After a brief military career, he found patronage under Maecenas—and friendship with Virgil—allowing him to pursue poetry free of financial hardship. He is celebrated for shaping Latin high lyricism, drawing on Greek predecessors while crafting a distinctly Roman voice that endures through centuries of Western literary tradition.

W. G. Shepherd (born 1935, Kent) was educated at Cambridge and distinguished himself both as a poet and translator. His translation of Horace’s Odes and Epodes (first published in 1983) brings Horace’s complex meters and allusions into flowing English verse. Shepherd’s version, praised by readers as elegant and faithful, is accompanied by robust annotations and contextual background thanks to editor Betty Radice

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