Horace: Satires and Epistles

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-920353-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 530 Seiten, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 753 g

The articles included in this volume represent some of the finest writing on Horace's satires (Sermones) and epistles (Epistulae) over the past fifty years. Several have previously only been accessible in specialist journals, while five appear here for the first time in English translation. All are remarkable for the way in which they do their work at multiple levels, moving from the basics of grammar, vocabulary, and syntax to issues of genre, socio-politics, and
beyond. Collectively, these articles underscore and exemplify the value of close reading, and of paying strict attention to detail. Starting with the specifics of the poetic page, they lead us into the various complex and overlapping discursive systems that Horace's poems both arise from and seek to
address. A specially written Introduction surveys recent scholarship, and the specific impact of each article included.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Freudenburg, Kirk

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Über Autor(innen)

Kirk Freudenburg is Professor of Latin in the Department of Classics at Yale University.