Frank BreslinAnger ManagementIra furor brevis est. Anger is a brief madness (Horace, Epistles, 1. 2. 62).May 6
Adam RobertsHorace’s ‘Diffugere nives’ [Odes 4:7]One of Horace’s most famous odes, this. In this post, after the Latin, there are three versions: literal prose; an attempt by me to render…May 7, 2023
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookHorace and Housman: ‘Diffugere nives’ [Odes 4:7]As Spring is finally springing, here’s a relevant poem, ‘Diffugere nives’, one of Horace’s most famous odes. It is addressed to his friend…Mar 231Mar 231
The Bodleian LibrariesMorris and HoraceWilliam Morris, who died on 3 October 1896, was a lifelong lover of illuminated books. Not only a collector of fine manuscripts, Morris…Oct 3, 2018Oct 3, 2018
Jon CorelisHorace: RegulusJove in the heavens thunders us into belief; Caesar among us will gain a divine respect through augmentation of our empire with British…Feb 3Feb 3
Frank BreslinAnger ManagementIra furor brevis est. Anger is a brief madness (Horace, Epistles, 1. 2. 62).May 6
Adam RobertsHorace’s ‘Diffugere nives’ [Odes 4:7]One of Horace’s most famous odes, this. In this post, after the Latin, there are three versions: literal prose; an attempt by me to render…May 7, 2023
Adam RobertsinAdam’s NotebookHorace and Housman: ‘Diffugere nives’ [Odes 4:7]As Spring is finally springing, here’s a relevant poem, ‘Diffugere nives’, one of Horace’s most famous odes. It is addressed to his friend…Mar 231
The Bodleian LibrariesMorris and HoraceWilliam Morris, who died on 3 October 1896, was a lifelong lover of illuminated books. Not only a collector of fine manuscripts, Morris…Oct 3, 2018
Jon CorelisHorace: RegulusJove in the heavens thunders us into belief; Caesar among us will gain a divine respect through augmentation of our empire with British…Feb 3
Nancy LlewellyninIn Medias ResHorace Nagila (“Hava Nagila” in Latin)[Editor’s note: “Hava Nagila” is one of the greatest party songs in the world — and thanks to Nancy Llewellyn, there’s a Latin version of…Dec 22, 2017
Frank BreslinOn Writing an EssayNimia cura deterit magis quam emendat. Too much revision weakens rather than improves a work (Pliny the Younger, Letters, 9. 35. 2). This…Aug 20, 2023