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Horace Satires and Epistles (Paperback) Oxford World's Classics. Further DetailsTitle: Satires and Epistles Condition: New Translator: John Davie Contributor: John Davie (Translated by), Robert Cowan (Introduction and notes by) Author: Horace EAN: 9780199563289 ISBN: 9780199563289 Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 04/14/2011 ISBN-10: 0199563284 Genre: Poetry & Drama Topic: Literary Criticism Item Height: 195mm Item Length: 143mm Item Width: 31mm Language: English Description: 'What's the harm in using humour to put across what is true?'Gluttony, lust, and hypocrisy are just a few of the targets of Horace's Satires. Writing in the 30s BC, Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries, while still finding time to reflect on how to write good satire and along the way revealing his own persona to be as flawed and bigoted as the people he attacks. Alongside famous episodes such as the fable of the town mouse and the country mouse, the explosive fart of Priapus, and the grotesque dinner party given by the nouveau-riche Nasidienus, these poems are stuffed full of comic vignettes, moral insights, and Horace's pervasive humanity. They influenced not only Persius and Juvenal but the long tradition of English satire, from Ben Jonson to W. H. Auden. These new prose translations by John Davie perfectly capture the ribald style of the the Epistles, Horace uses the form of letters to his friends, acquaintances, foremen, and even the emperor to explore questions of philosophy and how to live a good life; and in 'The Art of Poetry' (the Ars poetica), he gives advice on poetic style that informed the work of writers and dramatists for centuries. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Series: Oxford World's Classics Item Weight: 182g Release Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
