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HORACE S EPODES
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Horace s Epodes
Context, Intertexts, and Reception
Edited by
PHILIPPA BATHER AND CLAIRE STOCKS
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Editors Preface
To say that Horace’s Epodes have received something of a bad press
overtheyears—atleastascomparedtotherestofhisworks—would
(atfirstsight)seemtobeanunderstatement.Abrasive,bawdy,tricky
totranslate,theEpodeshavereceivedcensurefromcriticsandcaused
heartpalpitationsamongstundergraduates.Andyetthispugnacious
little collection has never ceased to receive support from a vocal
minority who felt that the Epodes—far from being inferior to the
restofHorace’sworks—offeredarefreshing,intimate,andinvective-
ladentakeonHorace’sworld.
TheconferenceonHorace’sEpodeswhichwasheldattheUniver-
sity of Manchester in 2012 (Ego primus iambos ostendi Latio: Re-
evaluating Horace’s Epodes) and which was the inspiration for this
volumewasintendedtoaddavoicetothatvocalminoritybyseeking
outnewmeaningswithinthecollectionandbyformingnewconnec-
tions between it and Horace’s other works, as well as those of other
ancient authors. What surprised us as conference organizers, how-
ever,wasnotjusthowmuchscopethereisforre-evaluatingHorace’s
Epodes in their own right, but especially for re-evaluating their pos-
ition within the canon of Rome’s literary texts and within Europe’s
literary corpus thereafter, a position which, it turns out, remained
surprisinglyprominentuntilthestartofthelastcentury.Andsothe
volumewhichhasresultedfromthatconferenceinManchester—this
volume—aimstoreflecttheethosofthateventandhopestosurprise
its readers with how much Horace-power the Epodes actually have
underthehood.
PhilippaBather
ClaireStocks
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Acknowledgements
There are many people whom we should thank for their help in
ensuring that this volume came to fruition. Not least the University
of Manchester, which provided funding for the conference in 2012,
and the original participants and attendees of that conference
for their contributions. Special thanks should also go to Andrew
MorrisonandAlisonSharrock,whoofferedadviceinrelationtothe
organization of the conference and this subsequent publication. So
too, we would like to thank the anonymous readers for their com-
ments,andtheproductionteamatOxfordUniversityPresswhohave
overseenthisbook’spublication(notablyCharlotteLoveridge,Annie
Rose,andCélineLouasli).Onamorepersonalnote,wewouldliketo
thank the many family members and friends who have offered their
supportalongtheway;hopefullyamongthemaresomenewreaders
of Horace’s Epodes who will take as much pleasure in reading this
volumeaswehavehadinputtingittogether.
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Contents
ListofEditionsandAbbreviations xi
ListofContributors xiii
Horace’sEpodes:Introduction 1
1. Lycambaespretusinfidogenerjautacerhostis
Bupalo:Horace’sEpodesandtheGreekIambicTradition 31
A.D.Morrison
2. OfCabbagesandKin:TracesofLuciliusintheFirst
HalfofHorace’sEpodes 63
IanGoh
3. PoeticJustice:Iambos,Fable,andHorace’sFirstEpode 85
MichaelB.Sullivan
4. GirlsWillBeBoysandBoysWillBeGirls,Or,
WhatistheGenderofHorace’sEpodes? 103
EmilyGowers
5. DithyrambicIambics:Epode9anditsGeneral(s’)
Confusion 131
ElenaGiusti
6. MonstersintheNight:Hannibal,prodigia,andthe
ParallelWorldsofEpode16andOde4.4 153
ClaireStocks
7. TheUnderwoodofSatire:ReadingtheEpodes
throughOvid’sIbis 175
TomHawkins
8. Horace’snoxiosissimumcorpus:HoratianImpotence
(Epodes)andModeration(Satires,Epistles1)at
PetroniusSatyricon130 199
PhilippaBather
