Ode Bara Boškovića

Only four odes written by Bara Bošković are known (Simeonis vaticinium; Puer Jesus reges in antro venerabundos excipit - Herodis impietas; Ad puerum Jesum et Virginem Matrem pro episcopi N. N. salute; De Divo Alexio in Patriam redeunte). This is too small textual sample to make comprehensive conclusions about this Bošković’s genre. Still, it is possible to make some question about the influence of Horatian ode on Bošković’s style. It is possible to make a technical comparison and find similarities of Bošković’s odes with Horace and other Roman poets. How much does Bošković follow the Horatian style and techique? Influence of the Bible on Boπković odes is also discussed.