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Horace: Ancients in Action

Autor Philip Hills
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 feb 2005
Horace is a poet of surprising contradictions who lived through the most dramatic period of social and political revolution in Rome. From fighting on the losing side in the civil war, he became a confidant of his recent enemies. From humble beginnings as the son of a freedman, he rocketed to the very centre of the Roman establishment. Though he is often regarded as morally and politically conservative, his love poetry is played against the backdrop of a hedonistic, bisexual demi-monde. The strident voice of some of the nationalistic odes contrasts with the quieter melancholic tone of the personal lyrics, with their timeless meditations on the nature of friendship, morality and mortality. A poet of dazzling technical brilliance, Horace introduced the metrical complexities of Greek lyric poetry to the Latin language on a scale never previously contemplated. We know more of his life and background than any other ancient poet and his voice has echoed down the ages as a wise comforter and urbane friend to poets and statesmen alike. This introduction embraces all of these aspects and more, assessing the profound and lasting impact of Horace on the culture of the western world.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781853996740
ISBN-10: 1853996742
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 135 x 215 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bristol Classical Press
Seria Ancients in Action

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

This introduction covers all of his works and assesses the profound and lasting impact of Horace on the culture of the western world.

Notă biografică

Philip Hills was awarded the University of Cambridge Hare Prize for his PhD thesis on Horace's Fourth Book of Odes. He is now a schoolmaster at Eton College, Windsor, UK.

Cuprins

Preface1. Life and times 2. Table Talk: Satires3. Warring words: Epodes4. The Lyric Ideal: Odes 1-35. The Poetry of Withdrawl: Epistles 16. The National Poet: The Carmen Saeculare and Odes 47. The Poetry of Criticism: Epistles 2 and the Ars Poetica8. Afterlife and Influence Further ReadingIndex

Recenzii

According to the poet Horace, poets try to give us profit as well as pleasure. Philip Hills's Horace has given me both. He has written the best introduction to my friend and your friend. It deserves to be THE gateway to Horace for a generation.

Descriere

Horace is a poet of surprising contradictions who lived through the most dramatic period of social and political revolution in Rome. From fighting on the losing side in the civil war, he became a confidant of his recent enemies. From humble beginnings as the son of a freedman, he rocketed to the very centre of the Roman establishment.