Read Horace: Poet on a Volcano

Horace: Poet on a Volcano

Peter Stothard

4.9/5 (27475 ratings)

Description:A biography of Horace, one of the most popular poets from antiquity, revealing the little-known man behind his famous lines Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 BCE) wrote some of ancient Rome’s greatest poetry, melding languages and cultures with youthful ideals and a realist’s recognition of the dictatorial world around him. Horace is famed for his fine phrases, lyric sex, and guidance on how to live, but he was a poet maddened by war, and many of his most self-revealing poems have rarely been read. He could be sublime and obscene, amusing and abusive, a model of moderation and anything but. In this book, the first modern retelling of Horace’s life, Peter Stothard follows the poet from his birth as the son of a formerly enslaved father through his rise to the highest circles of Roman society. He shines a light on how shattering experiences in the war to save Rome’s republic shaped the loyal servant and revolutionary artist he became. With astute scholarship and sympathy, Stothard explores the poet’s legacy of dark insecurity, bright pleasure, and troubled service to the politics of his time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Horace: Poet on a Volcano. To get started finding Horace: Poet on a Volcano, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0300256582

Description: A biography of Horace, one of the most popular poets from antiquity, revealing the little-known man behind his famous lines Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 BCE) wrote some of ancient Rome’s greatest poetry, melding languages and cultures with youthful ideals and a realist’s recognition of the dictatorial world around him. Horace is famed for his fine phrases, lyric sex, and guidance on how to live, but he was a poet maddened by war, and many of his most self-revealing poems have rarely been read. He could be sublime and obscene, amusing and abusive, a model of moderation and anything but. In this book, the first modern retelling of Horace’s life, Peter Stothard follows the poet from his birth as the son of a formerly enslaved father through his rise to the highest circles of Roman society. He shines a light on how shattering experiences in the war to save Rome’s republic shaped the loyal servant and revolutionary artist he became. With astute scholarship and sympathy, Stothard explores the poet’s legacy of dark insecurity, bright pleasure, and troubled service to the politics of his time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Horace: Poet on a Volcano. To get started finding Horace: Poet on a Volcano, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Horace: Poet on a Volcano

Horace: Poet on a Volcano

More Books

Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars

Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars

The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar

The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar

Crassus: The First Tycoon

Crassus: The First Tycoon

Alexandria: The Last Night of Cleopatra

Alexandria: The Last Night of Cleopatra

On The Spartacus Road: a Journey Through Ancient Italy

On The Spartacus Road: a Journey Through Ancient Italy

Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair at War – Unprecedented Access to a Prime Minister's Battle Against Pressure and Opposition

Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair at War – Unprecedented Access to a Prime Minister's Battle Against Pressure and Opposition

The Senecans: Four Men and Margaret Thatcher

The Senecans: Four Men and Margaret Thatcher

On the Spartacus road: a spectacular journey through ancient Italy / Peter Stothard

On the Spartacus road: a spectacular journey through ancient Italy / Peter Stothard

Thirty Days by Stothard, Peter. (Harper Perennial,2004) [Paperback]

Thirty Days by Stothard, Peter. (Harper Perennial,2004) [Paperback]