Odes of Horace

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 BC–8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was a leading poet during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus. Horace wrote 103 odes during his life, basing the lyric style and meter on ancient Greek poetry. The odes range in subject from love and friendship to religion and patriotism. In this recording Professor John F.C. Richards reads 18 poems in their original Latin. The Latin text and English translations are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Book I, Ode 4 John F.C. Richards	02:19
102	Book I, Ode 9 John F.C. Richards	01:49
103	Book I, Ode 11 John F.C. Richards	01:05
104	Book I, Ode 16 John F.C. Richards	02:19
105	Book I, Ode 17 John F.C. Richards	02:18
106	Book I, Ode 38 John F.C. Richards	00:51
107	Book II, Ode 2 John F.C. Richards	01:54
108	Book II, Ode 3 John F.C. Richards	02:18
109	Book II, Ode 7 John F.C. Richards	02:15
110	Book II, Ode 10 John F.C. Richards	01:52
111	Book II, Ode 14 John F.C. Richards	02:23
201	Book II, Ode 16 John F.C. Richards	03:09
202	Book III, Ode 13 John F.C. Richards	01:23
203	Book III, Ode 16 John F.C. Richards	03:52
204	Book III, Ode 21 John F.C. Richards	01:56
205	Book IV, Ode 7 John F.C. Richards	02:31
206	Book IV, Ode 9 John F.C. Richards	04:19
207	Book IV, Ode 12 John F.C. Richards	02:35