Horace, Daniel Bagot

Broschiertes Buch

The Art Of Poetry Of Horace

With Free And Explanatory Translations In Prose And Verse (1880)

Beschreibung

The Art of Poetry of Horace is a book written by the ancient Roman poet Horace, originally published in 19 BC. This edition, published in 1880, features free and explanatory translations in both prose and verse. The book is a guide to writing poetry, offering advice on everything from style and structure to subject matter and inspiration. Horace draws on his own experiences as a poet and the works of other great writers to provide practical advice and examples. The translations in this edition make the text accessible to modern readers, while the commentary provides valuable context and analysis. Overall, The Art of Poetry of Horace is a timeless guide to the craft of poetry that continues to be relevant and inspiring to writers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BC - 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. His career coincided with Rome's momentous change from a republic to an empire. An officer in the republican army defeated at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, he was befriended by Octavian's right-hand man in civil affairs, Maecenas, and became a spokesman for the new regime. Horace is often regarded as the world's first autobiographer. His writings tell far more about himself, his character, his development, and his way of life, than any other great poet of antiquity. Horace left Rome, possibly after his father's death, and continued his formal education in Athens, a great centre of learning in the ancient world, where he arrived at nineteen years of age, enrolling in The Academy. Founded by Plato, The Academy was now dominated by Epicureans and Stoics, whose theories and practises made a deep impression on the young man from Venusia. Meanwhile, he mixed and lounged about with the elite of Roman youth, such as Marcus, the idle son of Cicero, and the Pompeius to whom he later addressed a poem. It was in Athens too that he probably acquired deep familiarity with the ancient tradition of Greek lyric poetry, at that time largely the preserve of grammarians and academic specialists (access to such material was easier in Athens than in Rome, where the public libraries had yet to be built by Asinius Pollio and Augustus).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9781437035797
• ISBN-10: 1437035795
• Artikelnr.: 25523614