Horace

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Perhaps no classical writer has been so consistently in vogue as Horace. Famous in his own lifetime as a close associate of the Emperor Octavian, to whom he dedicated several odes, Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 BC) has never really been out of fashion. Petrarch, for example, modelled his letters on Horace's innovative Epistles, while also borrowing from his Roman forebear in composing his own Italian sonnets. The echo of Horace's voice can be found in almost every genre of medieval literature. And in later periods, this influence and popularity if anything increased. Yet, as Paul Allen Miller shows, while Horace may justifiably be called the poet for all seasons he is also in the end an enigma. His elusive, ironic contrariness is perhaps the true secret of his success. A cultured man of letters, he fought on the losing side of the Battle of Philippi (42 BC). A staunch Republican, he ended up eagerly (some said too eagerly) promoting the cause of Julio-Claudian imperialism. Viewed as the acme of Roman literary civilization, he was shaped by his Athens education at Plato's famous Academy. This new introduction reveals Horace in all his paradoxical genius and complexity.

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Genre : History
Author : Paul Allen Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release : 2018-12-18
File : 256 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781786725387


A Translation And Interpretation Of Horace S Sermones Book I

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Horace’s book of Sermones (also called Satires) was his first published work. Rather than a collection of satirical sideswipes, as the genre might have dictated, the book is a wiry, tight, muscular, interlaced hexameter artwork of enormous originality and as far removed from the legacy of satirical writing he inherited as one can imagine. It is the work of a 29-year-old grappling with issues of personal and poetic identity during one of the most important and pivotal times in European history. Geographically, socially and genetically an outsider, Horace earned himself a seat at Rome’s top creative table, close to the heart of the political engine that was to change Rome forever. His book details a transformational journey from ‘nobody’ to ‘somebody’, and is a simultaneous invention of poet and reinvention of poetic genre. Horace’s Sermones have floated in and out of fashion ever since they first appeared, regularly eclipsed by his Odes. Today, rehabilitated, they find space in the higher levels of the school curriculum. This book provides unique insights and will be of interest to all classicists, as well as students studying core influences on European literature.

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Genre : History
Author : Andy Law
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release : 2021-03-15
File : 491 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781527567412


Julie And Horace Part Ii

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Julie and Horace, Part II By: f. smith Julie and Horace, Part II: The Johnny Mop Splashback chronicles the continuing misadventures of Julie and Horace, while introducing new characters—most of whom are definitely characters—into the mix. The pages host a lot of laughs, drama, romance and craziness, with a little bit of poetry thrown in. Want some details? This sequel would rather let them be surprises—the same variety of traumatic surprises found in f. smith’s first novel, Julie and Horace: A Love Story of Sorts (I Guess) You Decide. Go ahead, dive in.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : f. smith
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Release : 2018-08-31
File : 263 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781480983472


The Works Of Horace

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : A. J. Macleane
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release : 2024-01-04
File : 598 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783375178598


The Works Of Horace

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Genre : Latin poetry
Author : Horace
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Release : 1851
File : 628 Pages
ISBN-13 : PRNC:32101073249904


The Influence Of Simonides Of Ceos Upon Horace

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Genre : Comparative literature
Author : Whitney Jennings Oates
Publisher : Ardent Media
Release : 1932
File : 116 Pages
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The Odes Of Horace Translated By Theodore Martin Second Edition

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Author : Horace
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Release : 1861
File : 422 Pages
ISBN-13 : BL:A0017496412


Letters Of Horace Walpole Earl Of Orford To Sir Horace Mann

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Genre : Authors, English
Author : Horace Walpole
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Release : 1844
File : 480 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015014858347


Horace Chase

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Constance Fenimore Woolson
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Release : 1894
File : 438 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015038806322


The Letters Of Horace Walpole Fourth Earl Of Orford

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Genre : English letters
Author : Horace Walpole
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Release : 1891
File : 706 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433074925920