Epistles
by Horace
This volume comprises an edition with introduction and commentary of the first book of Horace's Epistles. These imaginary letters in verse represent the poet's most original contribution to Latin literature. The introduction discusses the invention of the new poetic form and the carefully devised style in which the letters are composed. There is also discussion of the addressees and of the main topics, as well as of the lay-out of the poems and the organisation of the book as a whole. The commo…
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- Full title :Epistles. / Horace ; edited by Roland Mayer.
Summary
This volume comprises an edition with introduction and commentary of the first book of Horace's Epistles. These imaginary letters in verse represent the poet's most original contribution to Latin literature. The introduction discusses the invention of the new poetic form and the carefully devised style in which the letters are composed. There is also discussion of the addressees and of the main topics, as well as of the lay-out of the poems and the organisation of the book as a whole. The common view that the poems mark a conversion of Horace to philosophy is reassessed. The commentary offers analyses of the tone of the language, particularly the poetic qualities of Horatian usage.
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- Publication Date:1994.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge [England]
- Language:lat
- Publication Date:1994.
Notes
Latin text, English commentary.
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 291 pages ; : 20 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0521258987, 9780521258982, 052127754X, 9780521277549
- oclc:ocm29389274
- LC Classification:PA6393.E8
- Dewey Decimal:871/.01
Table of Contents
Book 1. 1994.
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