Horace

by David G. Armstrong

Book Overview

Among the greatest names in Roman--and European--poetry has always been that of Horace. Through all the centuries since his death in 8 B.C., his superb poetic craftsmanship has remained unassailable. Yet the full range and depth of his humanity continue to prove curiously elusive, especially for the nonspecialist reader to whom above all this book is directed. In the days when Latin was generally read, Horace was too often seen as the poet of establishments,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300045735
• ISBN13: 9780300045734
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"