The Odes and Carmen Saeculare
Author(s): Quintus Horatius Flaccus, John Conington
Genre(s): Classics (greek & Latin Antiquity), Poetry
Narrators: KHand, J. McDougall, Sonia, CJ Baars, Shironantony, Peter Tucker, Ross Klatte, Alexandra Helms, Pattymarie, Phil Schempf, Douglas Thornton, Leni, Livia F., JoeBlu
Number of Chapters: 101
Length: 04 hours and 28 minutes
Language: English
Flawlessly hammered out, as if from eternal bronze—"aere perennius"—The Odes of Horace are the consummate expression of the pride, the reserve, the tragic playfulness, the epicurean calm, the absolute distinction of the Imperial Roman spirit. A few lines taken at random and learned by heart would act as a talisman in all hours to drive away the insolent pressure of the vulgar and common crowd. - John Cowper Powys (1916)