The Ode - 9781138283879

Taylor & Francis

The OdeAuthor(s): John D. Jump\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138283879, 978-1138283879\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1974, this book provides a helpful overview to the ode. After introducing the reader to classical odes, it goes on to trace the development of two major types: the Pindaric ode and the Horatian ode. The book concludes with a study of odes from the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries. \n\nThis book will be of particular interest to those studying poetry, verse form and literature more generally.