Horace: Poems; Edited by Paul Quarrie

by Horatius

Book Overview

This wide-ranging selection showcases the work of one of ancient Rome's master poets--and originator of the phrase "carpe diem"--whose influence on poetry can be traced through the centuries into our own time. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, who lived from 65 to 8 BCE, saw the death of the Roman 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101907673
• ISBN13: 9781101907672
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 6.3"