Satiric lyric? Horace Odes 3.7-12
Date
2003
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Stellenbosch University, Department of Ancient Studies
Abstract
A cluster of six poems, Odes 3. 7–12, enhanced by their position in the collection of Odes
(following as they do the Roman Odes, Odes 3. 1–6) seems to stake Horace’s claim as a poet
of personal relationships to the same extent that the Parade Odes (Odes 1. 1–9) staked his
claim as a master craftsman. Nowhere else in the collection do we have such a large group of
poems dedicated exclusively to expressing aspects of personal relationships. In addition, it is
striking that the group as a whole also seems to focus on ironic points of view on the
situations concerned. The most obvious explanation for this special focus could lie in the fact
that the poems are meant to be read as a group, which in turn requires that the perspective
reflected by the group as a whole should be taken into careful consideration.
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CITATION: Thom, S. 2003. Satiric lyric? Horace Odes 3.7-12. Akroterion, 48:59-68, doi:10.7445/48-0-99.
The original publication is available at http://akroterion.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://akroterion.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Horace, Horace. Carmina. Liber 3, Satire
Citation
Thom, S. 2003. Satiric lyric? Horace Odes 3.7-12. Akroterion, 48:59-68, doi:10.7445/48-0-99.