Description
Horace saw the death of the Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire, and was personally acquainted with the emperor Augustus and the poet Virgil. He was famous during his lifetime, and continued to be posthumously, for his odes and epodes, his satires and epistles, and for Ars Poetica. His lyric poems have been translated into many languages, by an array of famous poets including Jonson, Milton, Dryden, Pope, Cowper, A. E. Houseman, Ezra Pound, Louis McNeice, Robert Lowell--and even Queen Elizabeth I and the Victorian prime minister Gladstone.
Also included are excerpts from Ars poetica (The Art of Poetry), an influential work of literary criticism, and the Carmen saeculare (Secular Hymn), a prayer to Apollo commissioned by Augustus for public performance.
Horace's injunction to "seize the day" has echoed through the ages. This anthology of superb English translations will show how Horace has permeated English literature for five centuries.
A wide-ranging selection of the work of one of ancient Rome's master poets--and originator of the phrase "carpe diem"--whose influence on poetry can be traced down through the centuries into our own time. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POETS.
About the Author
Born Quintus Horatius Flaccus on December 8, 65 BC.
In his writings, he "tells us far more about himself, his character, his development, and his way of life than any other great poet in antiquity
Reviews
The poet Tennyson hailed the lines of the Odes as
Jewels five-words-long
That on the stretch'd forefinger of Time
Sparkle for ever.
Book Information
ISBN 9781841598024
Author Horace
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publisher Everyman
Weight(grams) 253g
Dimensions(mm) 165mm * 113mm * 20mm
