Horace & the Rhetoric of Autho (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521030885)

Ths book is an advanced introduction to Horace that treats his whole poetic career and all of the genres in which he worked. Oliensis focuses on the social dimensions of Horace's poetry, considering how Horace shaped his poems and his books to promote his authority while also paying deference to his eminent patrons. The combination of scope, social emphasis, and theoretically informed close readings is what distinguishes this book from other current treatments of Horace.

Author: Ellen Oliensis
ISBN-10: 0521030889
ISBN-13: 9780521030885
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/18/2007
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d