Reading Pope's Imitations of Horace
Author | : Jacob Fuchs |
Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : 0838751482 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780838751480 |
Rating | : 4/5 (480 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reading Pope's Imitations of Horace written by Jacob Fuchs and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reclaims Pope's meaning in each successive imitation by focusing on the differences between Horace's Latin poems and Pope's English versions. It considers not only Pope's expression of concerns about his own world but also the contemporary reputation of the Roman Augustan Age and of Augustus and Horace.