03949nam 2200733Ia 450 991082128530332120200520144314.01-282-12969-497866121296981-4008-2742-610.1515/9781400827428(CKB)1000000000756272(EBL)445533(OCoLC)355821548(SSID)ssj0000223036(PQKBManifestationID)11213834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223036(PQKBWorkID)10196206(PQKB)10262825(MdBmJHUP)muse36306(DE-B1597)446292(OCoLC)979741815(DE-B1597)9781400827428(Au-PeEL)EBL445533(CaPaEBR)ebr10284167(CaONFJC)MIL212969(MiAaPQ)EBC445533(EXLCZ)99100000000075627220050930d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPoetic interplay Catullus and Horace /Michael C.J. PutnamCourse BookPrinceton, NJ Princeton University Pressc20061 online resource (183 p.)Martin classical lectures"Expanded version of the Charles Beebe Martin Classical Lectures, delivered at Oberlin College in March 2004"--Pref.0-691-12537-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-164) and indexes.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --Introduction --Chapter 1. Time and place --Chapter 2. Speech and Silence --Chapter 3. Helen --Chapter 4. Virgil --Chapter 5. Genres and a Dialogue --Conclusion --Notes --Bibliography --Index of Poems Cited --General IndexThe lives of Catullus and Horace overlap by a dozen years in the first century BC. Yet, though they are the undisputed masters of the lyric voice in Roman poetry, Horace directly mentions his great predecessor, Catullus, only once, and this reference has often been taken as mocking. In fact, Horace's allusion, far from disparaging Catullus, pays him a discreet compliment by suggesting the challenge that his accomplishment presented to his successors, including Horace himself. In Poetic Interplay, the first book-length study of Catullus's influence on Horace, Michael Putnam shows that the earlier poet was probably the single most important source of inspiration for Horace's Odes, the later author's magnum opus. Except in some half-dozen poems, Catullus is not, technically, writing lyric because his favored meters do not fall into that category. Nonetheless, however disparate their preferred genres and their stylistic usage, Horace found in the poetry of Catullus, whatever its mode of presentation, a constant stimulus for his imagination. And, despite the differences between the two poets, Putnam's close readings reveal that many of Horace's poems echo Catullus verbally, thematically, or both. By illustrating how Horace often found his own voice even as he acknowledged Catullus's genius, Putnam guides us to a deeper appreciation of the earlier poet as well.Martin classical lectures (Unnumbered).New series.Helen of Troy (Greek mythology) in literatureInfluence (Literary, artistic, etc.)OdesHistory and criticismRomeIn literatureHelen of Troy (Greek mythology) in literature.Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)OdesHistory and criticism.871.0118.46bclFX 163005rvkFX 181605rvkPutnam Michael C. J440096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821285303321Poetic interplay4036579UNINA