| A Symposion of Praise: Horace Returns to Lyric in Odes IV Contributor(s): Johnson, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0299207447 ISBN-13: 9780299207441 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Horace’ s later lyric poetry, "Odes "IV, which focuses on praising Augustus, the imperial family, and other political insiders, has often been treated more as propaganda than art. But in "A Symposion of Praise," Timothy Johnson examines the richly textured ambiguities of "Odes "IV. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 874.01 |
| Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.05" W x 9.06" (1.03 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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| Publisher Description: Horace's later lyric poetry, Odes IV, which focuses on praising Augustus, the imperial family, and other political insiders, has often been treated more as propaganda than art. But, the author, here, examines the richly textured ambiguities of Odes IV. |