LPH: Lesson - Reading Horace in Translation

Image: a page from a book containing Horace's OdesReading Horace in Translation

To get a good sense of how Horace's odes were written, we are going to read a collection of Horace's poems called Carmina - his odes. Remember what you learned about the structure of an ode while reading and see if you can distinguish the parts as you analyze the poems. The image to the right is an illustration from a German edition of Horace's Odes.

Download Handout

If you have not already, please download the Horace - Carmina Links to an external site.. This will be our main resource in gathering basic information about the structure, style, form and function of Horace's writing. Be sure to contact your instructor for any additional help with the content.

Finally, download the Horace English Reading Log Links to an external site. document to provide you with some guided note-taking questions.