Two Centuries of Roman Poetry [Paperback]

First published by Macmillian in 1964, this book is designed to introduce students to a wider range of Latin poetry than they would encounter in a simple author prescription. The first century BC is represented by Lucretius and Catullus, the Augustan era by Virgil, Horace and Ovid, and the Silver age by Juvenal and Martial. Passages are chosen for their own intrinsic interest - Ovid on Romulus and Remus, Juvenal on the dangers of Rome at night, the sheild of Aeneas from Virgil'sAeneid VIII; they cover a wide variety of genres and styles  bothSatiresandOdesof Horace, elegiacs from theFastiand hexameters from theMetamorphosesof Ovid. There are extensive notes on language and content, an introduction on metre and a full vocabulary.

First published by Macmillian in 1964, this volume is designed to introduce students to a wider range of Latin poetry than
they would encounter in a simple author prescription. There are extensive notes on language and content, an introduction on metre and a full vocabulary.

E.C. Kennedywas Classics Master at Malvern College, UK. WithA.R. Davis, he co-editedTwo Centuries of Roman Poetry, Two Centuries of Roman Prose,andEuripides: Scenes from Rhesus and Helen .

1. Lucretius The Death Of Iphigenia (I, 82-Ioi)
2. Catullus Love At First Sight (Si)
3 Lesbia's Pet Bird (2)
4 Kisses (5)
5 Everlasting Love (109)
6 A Woman's Promise (7o)
7 It Is All Over (8)
8 A Prayer For Help (76, 13-26)
9 Virgil Aeneas And Turnus (Aeneid Xii, 697-790 And 887-952)
10 Horace The Poet's Education (Satires I, 6, 71-89)
11 A Day At Rome (Satires I, 6, Ii1-Ij1)
12 Make The Most Of Your Youth (Odes I, 9)
13 The Spring Of Bandusia (Odes Iii, 13)
14 Ovid Romulus And Remus And The She-Wolf (Fasti Ii, 381-422)
15 The Foundation Of Rome (Fasti Iv, 80<)-862)
16 Martial
19 JUvenal
20 Lucretius
21 Catullus
25 Virgil
26 Horace
29 Ovm
31 Ma