Traditions and Contexts in the Poetry of Horace

by Edited by Tony Woodman , Denis Feeney

• ISBN13: 9780521642460
• ISBN10: 0521642469
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-29
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book explores the whole range of the output of an exceptionally versatile and innovative poet, from the Epodes to the literary-critical Epistles. Distinguished scholars of diverse background and interests introduce readers to a variety of critical approaches to Horace and to Latin poetry. Close attention is paid throughout to the actual text of Horace, with many of the chapters focusing on reading a single poem. These close readings are then situated in a number of different political, philosophical and historical contexts. The book sheds light not only on Horace but on the general problems confronting Latinists in the study of Augustan poetry, and it will be of value to a wide range of upper-level Latin students and scholars.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Prologue	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Horace's Birthday and Deathday	1	(16)
Arnold Bradshaw
Amicvs Certvs in Re Incerta Cernitvr: Epode I	17	(21)
Ian M. Le M. Du Quesnay
Dreaming About Quirinus: Horace's Satires and the development of Augustan poetry	38	(15)
James E. G. Zetzel
Biformis Vates: the Odes, Catullus and Greek lyric	53	(12)
Tony Woodman
The Odes: just where do you draw the line?	65	(15)
Alan Griffiths
A Wine-Jar for Messalla: Carmina 3.21	80	(13)
R. G. M. Nisbet
Feminine Endings, Lyric Seductions	93	(14)
Ellen Oliensis
The Uniqueness of the Carmen Saecvlare and its Tradition	107	(17)
Alessandro Barchiesi
Solvs Sapiens Liber Est: recommissioning lyric in Epistles 1	124	(17)
Kirk Freudenburg
Poetry, Philosophy, Politics and Play: Epistles 1	141	(17)
John Moles
Horace, Cicero and Augustus, or the Poet Statesman at Epistles 2.1.256	158	(14)
Michele Lowrie
Vna Cvm Scriptore Meo: poetry, Principate and the traditions of literary history in the Epistle to Augustus	172	(16)
Denis Feeney
Epilogue	188	(5)
Notes	193	(59)
Abbreviations and bibliography	252	(16)
Indexes	268