Horace: Epistles Book II and Ars Poetica

This commentary fulfils the need for a student edition of Horace's literary epistles, which have recently been the subject of renewed scholarly interest.

Sommario

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Epistle to Augustus (Epistles 2.1); 2. The Epistle to Augustus (Epistles 2.2); 3. The Epistle to the Pisones (The Ars Poetica); 4. Chronological table; 5. Departures from Brink's text; Q. HORATI FLACCI EPISTVLARUM LIBER SECVNDVS EPISTVLA AD AVGVSTVM EPISTVLA AD FLORVM ARS POETICA; Commentary; Appendix: the status of the Private Odes; Bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

This commentary fulfils the need for a student edition of Horace's literary epistles, which have recently been the subject of renewed scholarly interest. Professor Rudd provides a clear introduction to each of the three poems: the Epistles to Augustus, to Florus, and to the Pisones (the so-called 'Ars Poetica').

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Horace, Roland Horace Mayer
• Con la collaborazione di: Niall Rudd (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.12.1989
• EAN: 9780521312929
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31292-9
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics; Cambridge Greek and Latin Clas
• Categoria: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica