The Roman poet Horace once said that the exceptional writer was one who could wield ordinary words so skillfully that, in his hands, the ordinary was made new.

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Horace, Roman Poetry, book review, odes, satires, Harry Eyres, James Romm. I must dispute certain statements in James Romm's review of my book "Horace and Me" ("More Lasting Than Bronze," Books ...

Haim Ginott, educator and child psychologist “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” —Malala ...

The Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, incorporates images inspired by the Roman poet Horace and Florentine poet Petrarch, according to one expert. Queen's University Classics professor ...

— The stanchest lover of Horace would perhaps be the most prompt to declare that he is essentially untranslatable. Indeed, as to the favorite poet of each of us, we are quite sure to feel, above ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When I was writing my book on the Roman poet Horace, I was struck by how many people — poets ...

The Roman poet Horace was short, prematurely grey, and sexually ambivalent. He was a friend of Virgil; his patron was the wealthy Maecenas, an adviser to the Emperor Augustus.

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