1st Edition

Horace (Routledge Revivals)

By Costa C.D.N. Copyright 2014
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Two thousand years after his death Horace is still recognised as a unique poet, having exerted marked influence on later European literature. This collection, first published in 1973, explores the different aspects of Horace’s poetic achievement in his main works: the Odes , Epistles ¸ Satires and Ars Poetica . The essays, written by internationally-known scholars, include a discussion of... Read more

Introduction C.D.N. Costa 1. The Odes Margaret Hubbard 2. Horace’s Poetic Technique in the Odes David West 3. The Three Worlds of Horace’s Satires 4. Horace and the Verse Letter O.A.W. Dilke 5. Ars Poetica 6. ‘The Best of Lyrick Poets’ Valerie Edden; Subject Index; Name Index

Biography

C.D.N. Costa