Project Gutenberg 2008-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 67 Tuckwell, William 1829 1919 Horace Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Horace" by William Tuckwell is a scholarly account and biography written in the early 20th century. The work explores the life, philosophies, and poetry of the Roman poet Horace, capturing his experiences from a humble upbringing to his rise as a prominent literary figure of his time. The book delves into the significant influences on Horace's life, including his relationships with key historical figures like Maecenas and Brutus, while also highlighting his literary contributions and the broader context of Roman society. At the start of the biography, Tuckwell introduces Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, detailing his early life, including the challenges he faced due to his father's past as a slave. The narrative reflects on Horace's upbringing in the rural landscape of Venusia and his father's determination to provide him with a superior education in Rome, setting the stage for the poet's later achievements. The opening further captures Horace's philosophical journey as a student in Athens, where he encountered different schools of thought, paving the way for his unique poetic voice that would later resonate through his works. The initial chapters blend historical context with personal insight, inviting readers into the formative experiences that shaped Horace as both a man and a poet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Horace Poets, Latin -- Biography Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Biography Rome -- Intellectual life DE PA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 197461 196619 2024-10-11T06:01:36.055659 2023-09-11T09:08:51.947710 text/html text/html 188187 2008-05-22T11:20:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1493078 2021-01-03T15:49:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1512033 2024-10-11T06:01:47.234592 application/epub+zip 1509661 2024-10-11T06:01:39.987670 application/epub+zip 134599 2024-10-11T06:01:36.892633 application/epub+zip 1570597 2024-10-11T06:01:51.019562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1562853 2024-10-11T06:01:44.301783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210379 2022-09-12T04:52:11.498549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150622 150525 2024-10-11T06:01:35.129664 2023-09-11T09:08:51.164724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150348 2021-01-03T15:49:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63408 2021-01-03T15:49:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150355 2021-01-03T15:49:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63396 2021-01-03T15:49:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22568 2024-10-11T06:01:51.168565 application/rdf+xml 8562 2024-10-11T06:01:37.471623 image/jpeg 2483 2024-10-11T06:01:37.181627 image/jpeg 1452096 2024-10-11T06:01:36.118638 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia