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In this concise analysis, written with elegant wit, the greatest living textual critic of Latin authors offers new insight into the poetry of Horace.
Horace is best known for his four books of Odes, cherished for their lyric grace. His amiable persona is displayed more intimately in the moralizing verses of the Satires and Epistles. In a reading of all the poetry, but focusing especially on problematic areas, Shackleton Bailey examines Horace's art of self-presentation. A variety of themes are elucidated, from the poet's relations with his patron to Roman sexual attitudes. Close scrutiny is given to about thirty passages which, he argues, have been misread. An appended essay on a notable predecessor, the textual scholar Richard Bentley, is especially revealing on the art of classical scholarship.
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In this concise analysis, written with elegant wit, the greatest living textual critic of Latin authors offers new insight into the poetry of Horace.
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D. R. Shackleton Bailey was Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Harvard University.
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- PublisherHarvard University Press
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0715615912
- ISBN 13 9780715615911
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages142
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First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 142 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes Latin text and appendix of passages in Latin. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Includes appendix of passages elsewhere quoted in translation in Latin.Contents: The Epodes -- The first book of satires -- The second book of satires -- The wolf, the tree, the lightning and the God -- The letters (book I) -- Ligurinus -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. Horatiana -- Bentley and Horace -- Latin texts.Subjects: Horace.Horace Criticism and interpretation. Horace Criticism and interpretation.Horace Criticism and interpretation. Horace Criticism and interpretation.Horace. Rome In literature.Epistolary poetry, Latin History and criticism.Laudatory poetry, Latin History and criticism.Verse satire, Latin History and criticism. Epistolary poetry, Latin History and criticism. Laudatory poetry, Latin History and criticism.Verse satire, Latin History and criticism. Interpretation. Latin literature Classical.Rome In literature. Poetry in Latin Horace Critical studies. Poetry in Latin Horace 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 390208
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ISBN 10: 0715615912
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First Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 142 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes Latin text and appendix of passages in Latin. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Includes appendix of passages elsewhere quoted in translation in Latin.Contents: The Epodes -- The first book of satires -- The second book of satires -- The wolf, the tree, the lightning and the God -- The letters (book I) -- Ligurinus -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. Horatiana -- Bentley and Horace -- Latin texts.Subjects: Horace.Horace Criticism and interpretation. Horace Criticism and interpretation.Horace Criticism and interpretation. Horace Criticism and interpretation.Horace. Rome In literature.Epistolary poetry, Latin History and criticism.Laudatory poetry, Latin History and criticism.Verse satire, Latin History and criticism. Epistolary poetry, Latin History and criticism. Laudatory poetry, Latin History and criticism.Verse satire, Latin History and criticism. Interpretation. Latin literature Classical.Rome In literature. Poetry in Latin Horace Critical studies. Poetry in Latin Horace 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 390208
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket spine shows discoloration. Light shelfwear. Former owner's name on ffep. ; In this concise analysis, written with elegant wit, the greatest living textual critic of Latin authors offers new insight into the poetry of Horace. Horace is best known for his four books of Odes, cherished for their lyric grace. His amiable persona is displayed more intimately in the moralizing verses of the Satires and Epistles. In a reading of all the poetry, but focusing especially on problematic areas, Shackleton Bailey examines Horace's art of self-presentation. A variety of themes are elucidated, from the poet's relations with his patron to Roman sexual attitudes. Close scrutiny is given to about thirty passages which, he argues, have been misread. An appended essay on a notable predecessor, the textual scholar Richard Bentley, is especially revealing on the art of classical scholarship. ; Classical Life and Letters; 0.67 x 8.81 x 5.68 Inches; 142 pages. Seller Inventory # 5088
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