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Horace's Narrative Odes

by Michèle Lowrie
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This book analyzes the different use of lyric and narrative in Horace's Odes. On the formal level, numerous odes contain narration. Together they tell a larger story about the aesthetic and political demands on the poet's development as a lyrist. At issue is whether Horace can ever truly become a poet of praise.

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This book analyzes the different use of lyric and narrative in Horace's Odes. On the formal level, numerous odes contain narration. Together they tell a larger story about the aesthetic and political demands on the poet's development as a lyrist. At issue is whether Horace can ever truly become a poet of praise.

About the Author, Michèle Lowrie

New York University

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Book Details

Published
October 1, 1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780198150534

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