The Cambridge Companion to Horace

by Stephen J. Harrison

Book Overview

Horace is a central author in Latin literature. His work spans a wide range of genres, from iambus to satire, and odes to literary epistle, and he is just as much at home writing about love and wine as he is about philosophy and literary criticism. He also became a key literary figure in the regime of the Emperor Augustus. In this 2007 volume a superb international cast of contributors present a stimulating and accessible assessment of the poet, his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521536847
• ISBN13: 9780521536844
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"