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Record Nr.

UNINA9910367576103321

Autore

Weeda Leendert

Titolo

HORACE's SERMONES BOOK 1 : CREDENTIALS FOR MAECENAS / / Leendert Weeda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Warsaw ; ; Berlin : , : De Gruyter Open Poland, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

3-11-064263-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Soggetti

Classics

Creden-

Horace

Latin literature

Maecenas

Sermones (Satires) Book 1

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1. Horace, his Poetry, Maecenas -- 2. The Sermones (Satires): Preparing for the Future as a Political Commentator -- 3. Summary of Sermones Book 1: Horace's Credentials Containing Political Commentary; Virgil's Eclogae and Horace's Sermones Book 1 Compared -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Horace wrote Sermones book 1 after the death of Julius Caesar when the Republic came to an end, and the transition to the Principate commenced. The book of Sermones.1 is part of Horace's early work and constitutes his credentials for Maecenas, whose circle he joined in 38 B.C. From that time Horace lived in the highly political ambience of the Roman social elite near the centre of power. The focus of the ten poems is on the personal issue of his trustworthiness after his misjudgement in joining Brutus. The volume shows how Horace prepared himself for his future role as a political commentator on contemporary political issues. Weeda's analysis of the poems from a



socio-political angle brings a new perspective on Horace's studies that differs considerably from the earlier literary analyses. Executed in a very consistent manner, this monograph shows through an in-depth interpretation of allusions the probability that Horace wrote each sermo as self-presentation.