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Horace: Epistles Book II and Ars Poetica

Horace: Epistles Book II and Ars Poetica

Rudd, Niall
Horace
Mayer, Roland Horace

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

General ReferenceGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 0521312922
ISBN13: 9780521312929
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Dec 7 1989
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.08 Depth: 8.04
Language: English
This volume fulfills the need for a student edition of Horace's literary epistles, which have recently been the subject of renewed scholarly interest. Professor Rudd provides a clear introduction to each of the three poems: the Epistles to Augustus, to Florus, and to the Pisones (the so-called Ars Poetica). He sketches the historical context in which the poems were written and comments on their structure and purpose. He also discusses their literary preoccupations: the relations of poet and patron and the role of poetry in the state (Augustus), the problems of a professedly tiring poet (Florus), and the presentation of classical poetic theory (Ars Poetica). He notes Horace's influence on later criticism, drawing attention in one section to one of Alexander Pope's Imitations. He also addresses problems of grammar and style, focusing on linguistic difficulties and the subtle movement of the poet's thought.

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