The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry

The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry
Author: Horace
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781435364332

Horace was a major Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. The satires and epistles are very personal works and are quite accessible to contemporary readers. The Ars Poetica is a separate epistle in which Horace gives his theory on poetry. He states that poetry must carefully be worked out with semantic and formal qualities. He further states that poetry must be wholesome as well as pleasant.