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In this concise analysis, written with elegant wit, the greatest living textual critic of Latin authors offers new insight into the poetry of Horace.
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D. R. Shackleton Bailey was Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature at Harvard University.
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A Profile of Horace
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Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd, 1983
ISBN 10: 0715617257
ISBN 13: 9780715617250
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PROFILE OF HORACE
Seller: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Spine and part of front wrap show sun discoloration. ; In this concise analysis, written with elegant wit, the greatest living textual critic of Latin authors offers new insight into the poetry of Horace. Horace is best known for his four books of Odes, cherished for their lyric grace. His amiable persona is displayed more intimately in the moralizing verses of the Satires and Epistles. In a reading of all the poetry, but focusing especially on problematic areas, Shackleton Bailey examines Horace's art of self-presentation. A variety of themes are elucidated, from the poet's relations with his patron to Roman sexual attitudes. Close scrutiny is given to about thirty passages which, he argues, have been misread. An appended essay on a notable predecessor, the textual scholar Richard Bentley, is especially revealing on the art of classical scholarship. ; Classical Life and Letters; 0.67 x 8.81 x 5.68 Inches; 142 pages. Seller Inventory # 32436
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Series: Classical Life and Letters. x 142p paperback, grey and green cover, good condition, minimal wear to cover edges, spine sunned, binding intact, pages very clean and bright, very good little-used copy of uncommon title Language: English. Seller Inventory # 204245