The work of the great Roman poet, Horatius Flaccus (65 BC to 8 BC), spanned all aspects of Roman life: politics, the arts, religion, and the authority of the emperor, while his legendary poems (Satires, Odes, Epistles) about friendship, philosophy, love and sex still have considerable appeal. This biography attempts to present a complete picture of Horace's life and world. It considers the details of Horace's romantic liaisons and why he never married, what the status of his father - a freedman - meant to the poet, and his ...
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The work of the great Roman poet, Horatius Flaccus (65 BC to 8 BC), spanned all aspects of Roman life: politics, the arts, religion, and the authority of the emperor, while his legendary poems (Satires, Odes, Epistles) about friendship, philosophy, love and sex still have considerable appeal. This biography attempts to present a complete picture of Horace's life and world. It considers the details of Horace's romantic liaisons and why he never married, what the status of his father - a freedman - meant to the poet, and his distinctive brand of philosophy. In this acclaimed biography, Peter Levi - a fellow poet - has produced a thrilling and eminently readable book, the definitive on one of Rome's greatest poets and the times during which he lived.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 270 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket.
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Fine in fine jacket. A tight, bright copy, two sentences underlined in the introduction. In equally fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 270 pp. with index. Biographical study of undoubtedly the greatest of all ancient Roman poets, Horatius Flaccus (65 BC to 8 BC). Horace's work spanned all aspects of Roman life--politics, the arts, religion, the authority of the emperor and his poems about love, friendship, philosophy, and sex still ave considerable universal appeal.
