Author: Horace
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140455086
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Satires of Horace (65–8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus’ regime, provide an amusing treatment of men’s perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet’s friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry – its history and social functions, and the craft required for its success. Both works have had a powerful influence on later Western literature, inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W. H. Auden and Robert Frost. The Satires of Persius (AD 34–62) are highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries – even the ruling emperor, Nero.
Satires and Epistles of Horace and Satires of Persius
Author: Horace
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140455086
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Satires of Horace (65–8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus’ regime, provide an amusing treatment of men’s perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet’s friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry – its history and social functions, and the craft required for its success. Both works have had a powerful influence on later Western literature, inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W. H. Auden and Robert Frost. The Satires of Persius (AD 34–62) are highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries – even the ruling emperor, Nero.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140455086
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Satires of Horace (65–8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus’ regime, provide an amusing treatment of men’s perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet’s friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry – its history and social functions, and the craft required for its success. Both works have had a powerful influence on later Western literature, inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W. H. Auden and Robert Frost. The Satires of Persius (AD 34–62) are highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries – even the ruling emperor, Nero.
The Satires of Horace and Persius
Author: Horace
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141913134
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Satires of Horace (65-8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime, provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet's friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry - its history and social functions, and the craft required for its success. Both works have had a powerful influence on later Western literature, inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W. H. Auden and Robert Frost. The Satires of Persius (AD 34-62) are highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries - even the ruling emperor, Nero.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141913134
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Satires of Horace (65-8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime, provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet's friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry - its history and social functions, and the craft required for its success. Both works have had a powerful influence on later Western literature, inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W. H. Auden and Robert Frost. The Satires of Persius (AD 34-62) are highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries - even the ruling emperor, Nero.
Satires and Epistles
Author: Horace
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191620157
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
'What's the harm in using humour to put across what is true?' Gluttony, lust, and hypocrisy are just a few of the targets of Horace's Satires. Writing in the 30s BC, Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries, while still finding time to reflect on how to write good satire and along the way revealing his own persona to be as flawed and bigoted as the people he attacks. Alongside famous episodes such as the fable of the town mouse and the country mouse, the explosive fart of Priapus, and the grotesque dinner party given by the nouveau-riche Nasidienus, these poems are stuffed full of comic vignettes, moral insights, and Horace's pervasive humanity. They influenced not only Persius and Juvenal but the long tradition of English satire, from Ben Jonson to W. H. Auden. These new prose translations by John Davie perfectly capture the ribald style of the original. In the Epistles, Horace uses the form of letters to his friends, acquaintances, foremen, and even the emperor to explore questions of philosophy and how to live a good life; and in 'The Art of Poetry' (the Ars poetica), he gives advice on poetic style that informed the work of writers and dramatists for centuries. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191620157
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
'What's the harm in using humour to put across what is true?' Gluttony, lust, and hypocrisy are just a few of the targets of Horace's Satires. Writing in the 30s BC, Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries, while still finding time to reflect on how to write good satire and along the way revealing his own persona to be as flawed and bigoted as the people he attacks. Alongside famous episodes such as the fable of the town mouse and the country mouse, the explosive fart of Priapus, and the grotesque dinner party given by the nouveau-riche Nasidienus, these poems are stuffed full of comic vignettes, moral insights, and Horace's pervasive humanity. They influenced not only Persius and Juvenal but the long tradition of English satire, from Ben Jonson to W. H. Auden. These new prose translations by John Davie perfectly capture the ribald style of the original. In the Epistles, Horace uses the form of letters to his friends, acquaintances, foremen, and even the emperor to explore questions of philosophy and how to live a good life; and in 'The Art of Poetry' (the Ars poetica), he gives advice on poetic style that informed the work of writers and dramatists for centuries. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Satires and Epistles [with Ars poetica] of Horace, interpreted by D. Hunter
Author: Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Satires
Author: Horace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Satires and Epistles of Horace
Author: Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368944894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368944894
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1838.
The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry of Horace
Author: John Conington
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368817086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368817086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry of Horace
Author: Horace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epistolary poetry, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epistolary poetry, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry of Horace
Author: Horace
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368342843
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368342843
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Satires and epistles
Author: Horace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description