This commentary fulfils the need for a student edition of Horace's
literary epistles, which have recently been the subject of renewed
scholarly interest. Professor Rudd provides a clear introduction to
each of the three poems: the Epistles to Augustus, to Florus, and
to the Pisones (the so-called 'Ars Poetica'). He sketches the
historical context in which the poems were written, and comments on
their structure and purpose. Attention is paid to the literary
preoccupations of the individual epistles: the relations of poet
and patron, and the role of poetry in the state (Augustus), the
problems of a (professedly) tiring poet (Florus), and the
presentation of classical poetic theory in the 'Ars Poetica'.
Horace's influence on later criticism is noted, and there is a
brief section on one of Alexander Pope's Imitations. In his
commentary on the text Professor Rudd addresses problems of grammar
and style, focusing on linguistic difficulties and on the subtle
movement of the poet's thought.
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