Horace and the Rhetoric of Authority |
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| Author:
| Oliensis, Ellen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03088-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is an advanced introduction to Horace which treats his whole poetic career and all of the genres in which he worked. Oliensis focusses on the social dimensions of Horace's poetry, considering how Horace shapes 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.
This book is an advanced introduction to Horace which treats his whole poetic career and all of the genres in which he worked. Oliensis focusses on the social dimensions of Horace's poetry, considering how Horace shapes 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.