The sounds and rhythms of Latin poetry, focusing on the Alcaic form with readings from Horace's ode 3.6.

The Alcaic stanzas of Horace

Exploring the classical world introduces texts by Homer, Horace, Juvenal and others, placing them in their social and political context and assessing their value as historical sources.  Readings in the original Latin or Greek and in translation illustrate the metric structures used and the challenges of effectively recreating these works in modern English. The material is drawn from The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world