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David Porter's approach to Horace's most important lyric collection is through a close sequential reading of the eighty-eight poems in Odes 1-3. Taking into account the way an ancient book was read or recited, this view of the work as a continuously unfolding creation reveals a strong sense of forward movement and of thematic development, at times almost a narrative flow.

Originally published in 1987.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication, Quote
  2. pp. i-v
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Diagrams
  2. p. ix
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 3-9
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  1. I. The Architecture of Odes 1-3
  2. pp. 10-55
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  1. II. Book 1: The Restoration of Courage
  2. pp. 56-105
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  1. III. Book 2: Death and Poetry
  2. pp. 106-150
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  1. IV. Book 3: Rome, Augustus
  2. pp. 151-214
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  1. V. Themes and Patterns of Odes 1-3: A Retrospective Look
  2. pp. 215-253
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  1. Epilogue. The Larger Context: Epodes, Odes 1-3, Odes 4
  2. pp. 254-273
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 275-278
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  1. Index to Poems Discussed
  2. pp. 279-281
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