Horace

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Paul Allen Miller is Carolina Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina, USA and Visiting Distinguished Professor at Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea. He has held visiting appointments in Bochum, Paris, and Beijing. He has published eleven books, sixteen edited volumes, and many articles; his latest book is Theory Does not Exist: Comparative Ancient and Modern Explorations in Deconstruction, Psychoanalysis and Rhetoric (2024).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul Allen Miller, Professor Paul (Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature Allen Miller, Paul Allen Miller
• Mitarbeit: Richard Stoneman (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Tauris, I.B.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.12.2018
• EAN: 9781784533304
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-330-4
• Seiten: 216
• Abmessung: 138 mm x 214 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Understanding Classics
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Klassische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient, classical and medieval texts