Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Prologue
- Acknowledgements
- 1 HORACE'S BIRTHDAY AND DEATHDAY
- 2 AMICVS CERTVS IN RE INCERTA CERNITVR: Epode I
- 3 DREAMING ABOUT QUIRINUS: Horace's Satires and the development of Augustan poetry
- 4 BIFORMIS VATES: the Odes, Catullus and Greek lyric
- 5 THE ODES: just where do you draw the line?
- 6 A WINE-JAR FOR MESSALLA: Carmina 3.21
- 7 FEMININE ENDINGS, LYRIC SEDUCTIONS
- 8 THE UNIQUENESS OF THE CARMEN SAECVLARE AND ITS TRADITION
- 9 SOLVS SAPIENS LIBER EST: recommissioning lyric in Epistles 1
- 10 POETRY, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND PLAY: Epistles 1
- 11 HORACE, CICERO AND AUGUSTUS, OR THE POET STATESMAN AT EPISTLES 2.1.256
- 12 VNA CVM SCRIPTORE MEO: poetry, Principate and the traditions of literary history in the Epistle to Augustus
- 13 EPILOGUE
- Notes
- Abbreviations and bibliography
- Indexes
6 - A WINE-JAR FOR MESSALLA: Carmina 3.21
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Prologue
- Acknowledgements
- 1 HORACE'S BIRTHDAY AND DEATHDAY
- 2 AMICVS CERTVS IN RE INCERTA CERNITVR: Epode I
- 3 DREAMING ABOUT QUIRINUS: Horace's Satires and the development of Augustan poetry
- 4 BIFORMIS VATES: the Odes, Catullus and Greek lyric
- 5 THE ODES: just where do you draw the line?
- 6 A WINE-JAR FOR MESSALLA: Carmina 3.21
- 7 FEMININE ENDINGS, LYRIC SEDUCTIONS
- 8 THE UNIQUENESS OF THE CARMEN SAECVLARE AND ITS TRADITION
- 9 SOLVS SAPIENS LIBER EST: recommissioning lyric in Epistles 1
- 10 POETRY, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND PLAY: Epistles 1
- 11 HORACE, CICERO AND AUGUSTUS, OR THE POET STATESMAN AT EPISTLES 2.1.256
- 12 VNA CVM SCRIPTORE MEO: poetry, Principate and the traditions of literary history in the Epistle to Augustus
- 13 EPILOGUE
- Notes
- Abbreviations and bibliography
- Indexes
Summary
O nata mecum consule Manlio,
seu tu querelas siue geris iocos,
seu rixam et insanos amores,
seu facilem, pia testa, somnum,
quocumque laetum nomine Massicum 5
seruas, moueri digna bono die,
descende, Coruino iubente
promere languidiora uina.
non ille, quamquam Socraticis madet
sermonibus, te negleget horridus: 10
narratur et prisci Catonis
saepe mero caluisse uirtus.
tu lene tormentum ingenio admoues
plerumque duro; tu sapientium
curas et arcanum iocoso 15
consilium retegis Lyaeo;
tu spem reducis mentibus anxiis,
uirisque et addis cornua pauperi,
post te neque iratos trementi
regum apices neque militum arma; 20
te Liber et si laeta aderit Venus,
segnesque nodum soluere Gratiae,
uiuaeque producent lucernae,
dum rediens fugat astra Phoebus.
(1) O born with me in Manlius' consulship, whether thou bearest wrangles or merriment, or brawls and insane love-making, or easy sleep, kindly jar, (5) in whatever description the Massic rejoices that thou preservest – inasmuch as thou art worthy to be brought out on an auspicious day, descend, for Corvinus bids produce a languorous wine. (9) He, though steeped in Socratic dialogues, will not uncouthly despise thee: they say that even old Cato's virtue often grew hot with unmixed wine. (13) Thou dost apply gentle torture to a talent that is generally stiff; thou dost reveal wise men's preoccupations and confidential plans by the aid of the merry Liberator; (17) thou restorest hope to troubled minds and bestowest strength and horns on the poor man, who after thee quakes neither at the raging diadems of kings nor soldiers' weapons. (21) Bacchus and Venus, if she is glad to come, and Graces that are slow to loose their belts, and undimmed lamps will progress with thee, till returning Phoebus routs the stars.
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