Horace
behind the public poetry
by R. O. A. M. Lyne
This fascinating study of one of the greatest poets of the Augustan age sheds new light on Horace's works, combining literary analysis with an investigation into the poet's social and political circumstances.
Lyne focuses on the poet's relations with his patron Maecenas, with the Emperor Augustus and with other grandees. Describing his background, the book considers how and why Horace came to rely on patronage, and looks at the nature of that patronage. It identifies the point at which Horace adopted the role of political poet and shows how he evolved a public poetry for his particular society.
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Biography, History, History and criticism, In literature, Latin Poets, Latin Political poetry, Poets, Latin, Political and social views, Political poetry, Latin, Politics and literature, Self in literature, Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d., Poets, biography, Rome, in literature, Political poetry, history and criticismPeople
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Horace: Beyond the Public Poetry
May 24, 1995, Yale University Press
Hardcover
in English
0300063229 9780300063226
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-222) and indexes.
Errata slip inserted.
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