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Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin: [ˈkʷiːntʊs (h)ɔˈraːtiʊs ˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), [1] commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (/ ˈ h ɒr ɪ s /), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian).
The Odes (Latin: Carmina) are a collection in four books of Latin lyric poems by Horace. The Horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Books 1 to 3 were published in 23 BC. A fourth book, consisting of 15 poems, was published in 13 BC.
The song The Latin One by 10,000 Maniacs sets the poem by Owen to music and includes the phrase. American band Kamelot quotes the line in the song "Memento Mori", from their seventh album, The Black Halo. Scottish rock band The Skids include a song named "Dulce Et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)" on the album Days in Europa in 1979.
Horace repeats this maxim in different wordings: "Aut prodesse uolunt aut delectare poetae aut simul et iucunda et idonea dicere uitae" ("The poet wishes to benefit or please, or to be pleasant and helpful at the same time"), "miscuit utile dulci" ("a mix of useful and sweet"), and "delectando pariterque monendo" ("delighting and advising").
Horace urges his friend to enjoy each passing hour, and suggests that a visit to his Sabine Farm may divert him. I.5 – An Invitation – (Addressed to Manlius Torquatus, to whom Horace also wrote Ode IV.7) Horace invites his friend to dinner – Tomorrow is a holiday and Torquatus may well forget his occupations for a time.
Satires (Horace) The Satires (Latin: Saturae or Sermones) is a collection of satirical poems written in Latin dactylic hexameters by the Roman poet Horace.Published probably in 35 BC and at the latest, by 33 BC, [1] [2] the first book of Satires represents Horace's first published work.
The Latin phrase Epicuri de grege porcum (literally, "A pig from the herd of Epicurus") was a phrase first used by the Roman poet Horace. The phrase appears in an epistle to Albius Tibullus, giving advice to the moody fellow poet: [1]
The Epodes (Latin: Epodi or Epodon liber; also called Iambi) are a collection of iambic poems written by the Roman poet Horace.They were published in 30 BC and form part of his early work alongside the Satires.