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Horace approaches poetry from a practical standpoint—as a craft, or ars—rather than the theoretical approach of his predecessors, philosophers Aristotle and Plato. He also holds the poet in high regard, as opposed, for instance, to Plato, who distrusts mimesis and who has philosopher Socrates say in Book 10 of the Republic that he would ...
Horace. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Classical Latin: [ˈkʷiːntʊs (h)ɔˈraːtiʊs ˈfɫakːʊs]; 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), [1] commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace (/ ˈhɒrɪs /), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his Odes ...
The Epistles (or Letters) of Horace were published in two books, in 20 BC and 14 BC, respectively. Epistularum liber primus (First Book of Letters) is the seventh work by Horace, published in the year 20 BC. This book consists of 20 Epistles. The phrase sapere aude ("dare to be wise") comes from this collection of poems.
Ars Poetica (Archibald MacLeish) " Ars Poetica ". written by Archibald MacLeish, and first published in 1926, was written as a spin on Horace's classic treatise, which can be translated to “art of poetry.”. MacLeish's poem, much like Horace's (which was written in the first century A.D.), can be read as a veritable guide for writing poetry.
Satires. (Horace) Satires (Horace) The Satires (Latin: Saturae or Sermones) is a collection of satirical poems written in Latin dactylic hexameters by the Roman poet Horace. Published probably in 35 BC and at the latest, by 33 BC, [1][2] the first book of Satires represents Horace's first published work. It established him as one of the great ...
Ut Pictura Poesis, by Charles François Hutin. Ut pictura poesis is a Latin phrase literally meaning "as is painting so is poetry".The statement (often repeated) occurs most famously in Horace's Ars Poetica, near the end, immediately after another famous quotation, "bonus dormitat Homerus", or "even Homer nods" (an indication that even the most skilled poet can compose inferior verse):
The Odes (Latin: Carmina) are a collection in four books of Latin lyric poems by Horace. The Horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Books 1 to 3 were published in 23 BC. A fourth book, consisting of 15 poems, was published in 13 BC. The Odes were developed as a conscious imitation of the short lyric poetry of ...
Odes 1.1. Odes 1.1, also known by its incipit, Maecenas atavis edite regibus, is the first of the Odes of Horace. [1] This ode forms the prologue to the three books of lyrics published by Horace in 23 BC and is a dedication to the poet's friend and patron, Maecenas. [2] The metre of the poem, like the final poem of book 3, is a stichic version ...