
Horace
S. J. Harrison(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 3. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-107-44444-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book sets out to give a full and authoritative survey of the scholarly literature on the Roman poet Horace (65-8 BC), a central figure in Latin literature and Western culture, concentrating on the period since 1957. It begins with a brief survey of key resources, focusing especially on material available online, and then looks at the overall shape of Horace's poetic career. The main chapters cover Horace's works chronologically, dividing them into early, central and late periods and thus echoing the trajectory of his poetic career. The final two chapters look at the poet's style and its variations across different genres, and at the extensive reception of Horace's work in Western European literature. This is followed by a full bibliography.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
187 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-44444-7 (9781107444447)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Preface; 1. Resources for the study of Horace; 2. Life, poetic career, self-presentation; 3. Early works: Satires 1 and 2, Epodes; 4. Middle period: Odes 1-3, Epistles 1; 5. Late period: Carmen saeculare, Odes 4, Epistles 2, Ars poetica; 6. Horatian style and literary texture; 7. Receptions of Horace; Bibliography; Index.