Horace's ";Carmen Saeculare" : Ritual Magic and the Poet s Art / Michael C. J. Putnam

Putnam, Michael C. J.

ISBN 10: 0300083335 / ISBN 13: 9780300083330

Published by New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2000

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; viii, 182 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-177) and index. Contents; Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Horatian Background -- 3 The Carmen Saeculare -- 4 Horatian Hymn and the Carmen Saeculare -- 5 Horace and the Hellenic Heritage -- 6 The Carmen Saeculare and Latin Poetry -- 7 The Carmen Saeculare and Carmina -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. Subjects; Horace Carmen saeculare. Augustus Emperor of Rome 63 B.C.-14 A.D. Art patronage. Horace Political and social views. Horace. Horace Criticism and interpretation. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Horace's ";Carmen Saeculare" : Ritual Magic and the Poet s Art / Michael C. J. Putnam
• Publisher: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300083335
• ISBN 13: 9780300083330
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

A close examination of Horace's hymn Carmen Saeculare which was commissioned by Augustus in 17 BC for performance at the Ludi Saeculare . A presentation of the poem itself is accompanied by discussions of the Horatian and Hellenistic background and comparisons are made with other Latin poems. Extracts in Latin with English translation.

About the Author

Michael C. J. Putnam is W. Duncan MacMillan II Professor of Classics and professor of comparative literature at Brown University. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Virgil's Epic Designs: Ekphrasis in the Aeneid, published by Yale University Press.