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ASIN : B0082RS2VC
Publication date : May 12, 2012
Language : English
File size : 326 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 171 pages
Reviewer: Christopher (o.d.c.)
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: "At Rome you hanker for your country home; Once in the country, there's no place like Rome."
Review: There wants a plastic style, now grave, now light,Now such as bard or orator would write,And now the language of a well-bred man,Who masks his strength, and says not all he can:Covington's preface is an able defense of his principles (so different from the modern):... As a general rule, where a rendering presented itself to me which in dealing with another author I should welcome as poetical, I hare deliberately rejected it, and cast about instead for something which, without being feeble or slipshod, should have an idiomatic prosaic ring. Where Horace evidently means to rise, I have attempted to rise too: but through the greater part of this work I have been anxious, to use his own expression, to creep along the ground.Then there is this:... I have omitted two entire satires and several passages from others. Some of them no one would wish to see translated: some, though capable of being rendered without offence a hundred or even fifty years ago, could hardly be so rendered now. Where I have not translated I have not in general cared to paraphrase, but have been silent altogether. I have in short given so much of my author as a well-judging reader would wish to dwell on in reading the original, and no more.So we have a proper Victorian Horace, and yet, all in all, a sturdy and delightful "English Horace.":A man of genial nature, as is fair,My virtues with my vices will compare,And, as with good or bad he fills the scale,Lean to the better side, should that prevail:So, when he seeks my friendship, I will trimThe wavering balance in my turn for him. ...For reciprocity exacts her dues,And they that need excuse must needs excuse.(I do not think Horace is all sententiousness. He, more than any other classical poet, sang a song of himself:)But this poor implement of mine, my pen,Shall ne'er assault one soul of living men:Like a sheathed sword, I'll carry it about,Just to protect my life when I go out,A weapon I shall never care to draw,While my good neighbours keep within the law.O grant, dread Father, grant my steel may rust!Grant that no foe may play at cut and thrustWith my peace-loving self! but should one seekTo quarrel with me, yon shall hear him shriek:Don't say I gave no warning: up and downHe shall be trolled and chorused through the town.
Reviewer: Fred Camfield
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Roman philosophy
Review: While Horace lived about 2,000 years ago, much of what he wrote transcends time and is still pertinent today -"The judge who soils his fingers by a giftIs scarce the man a doubtful case to sift"The work of a translator, or course, is to choose words that maintain a poetic meter. Professor Conington has provided a well written translation that is easy to read with a smooth flow of words. To give some samples, there is -"If what I have contents me, hear my prayer:Still let me feel thy tutelary care,And let my sheep, my pastures, this and that,My all, in fact, (except my brains) be fat.or a little further along -"Not bound by mad-cap rules, but free to chooseBig cups or small, each follows his own views:You toss your wine off boldly, if you please,Or gently sip, and mellow by degrees."Horace is credited with being the source of the modern expression, "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow you may die."The overall collection is 138 pages, with some individual works being relatively short. They can be read over time to absorb the thoughts of this Roman philosopher. You will undoubtedly find some more interesting than others. The collection begins with "Qui fit, Maecenas," about accepting one's lot in life, i.e., people always envy others.
Reviewer: Mitten Drinnen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent price: free!
Review: So glad to have Horace's works. Reading him in high school was inspirational. Thanks Dr. Tony Demarest.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very good read!
Review: This was a most enjoyable read. It always amazes me that literature written so long ago can still be relevant today.
Reviewer: Alcamenes Efthymiadis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Timeless beauty.
Review: This translation succeeds in bringing out the beauty and wit of Horace's poetry. Reading this book allows one to see why Horace has influenced later poets and remains a favorite reading for many.
Reviewer: Suraj Deo Soni
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good
Reviewer: G. C. Palmer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A book for people wishing to get to grips with the Roman Empire - some very powerful writing and insights into the Roman Way
Reviewer: John Andrew
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good selection once found, but ebooks without a contents list are almost useless. If I'd realised, I wouldn't have bought it.
Reviewer: GOURAB MITRA
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: GOOD!