Horace (Ancients in Action) - Softcover

Hills, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853996742 ISBN 13: 9781853996740

Verlag: Bristol Classical Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

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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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bristol Classical Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1853996742
• ISBN 13: 9781853996740
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162
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