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Horace's Poetic Journey: A Reading of Odes 1-3
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Horace's Poetic Journey: A Reading of Odes 1-3
Contributors:
By (Author) David H. Porter
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Dewey:
871.01
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
298
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
567g
Description
David Porter's approach to Horace's most important lyric collection is through a close sequential reading of the eighty-eight poems in Odes 1-3. Taking into account the way an ancient book was read or recited, this view of the work as a continuously unfolding creation reveals a strong sense of forward movement and of thematic development, at times
