Horace's Carmen Saeculare: Ritual Magic and the Poet's Art
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- Synopsis
- "This is the first book devoted to Horace's Carmen Saeculare, a poem commissioned by Roman emperor Augustus in 17 B. C. E. for choral performance at the Ludi Saeculares, the Secular Games. The poem is the first fully preserved Latin hymn whose circumstances of presentation are known, and it is the only lyric by Horace that we can be certain was first presented orally. Michael C. J. Putnam offers a close and sensitive reading of this hymn shedding new light on the richness and virtuosity of its poetry, on the many sources Horace drew on, and on the poem's power and significance as a public ritual.
- Copyright:
- 2000
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 182 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780300083330
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/17/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Yale University
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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