Horace and his Lyric Poetry
- 作者
- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 1968年10月 第1版
- ISBN 9780521095532
- 定价 170.80
内容简介
Inthisvolume,firstpublishedin1945,MrWilkinsonwritesprimarilyforstudentsoftheclassicswhoarenotHoratianspecialists.HisbookfallseasilywithinthescopeofthosewhocanreadanyLatinatall–andevenofthosewhocannot,formostpassagesquotedarealsotranslated.Horace–forMrWilkinson–isthepoetoftheOdesandtheEpodes–theincomparablegeniusofthelyricform,andasympatheticandengagingcharacterintothebargain.HeisespeciallyconcernedwithHoraceasthepoeticcraftsman.LikemostRomanpoets,Horacewasnotinventiveinsubject-matter:hegenerallywroteaboutwhatwenowrecognizeastheeternalplatitudes.ButMrWilkinsonfocusesonthemasteryofform,rhythmandcadencethathavecharmedreadersforcenturies.
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