' The appearance of this commentary is a notable event in the world of Horatian scholarship. Only one book of the Odes is considered, there is no Latin text and no discussion of manuscripts; but for these very reasons the authors have been able to include more information, more illustrative material, and more scholarly argument than any of their predecessors.' Hermathena

• The "Odes" and their literary form; the chronological setting of "Odes I-II"; the metres of the "Odes"; the ancient commentators.

' The appearance of this commentary is a notable event in the world of Horatian scholarship. Only one book of the Odes is considered, there is no Latin text and no discussion of manuscripts; but for these very reasons the authors have been able to include more information, more illustrative material, and more scholarly argument than any of their predecessors.' Hermathena

• The "Odes" and their literary form; the chronological setting of "Odes I-II"; the metres of the "Odes"; the ancient commentators.