Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 201 Horace -65 -8 Horatius Flaccus, Quintus Flaccus, Quintus Horatius Colman, George 1732 1794 Colman, George, the elder Colmann, George Coleman, George The Art of Poetry: an Epistle to the Pisos Q. Horatii Flacci Epistola Ad Pisones, De Arte Poetica. Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "The Art of Poetry: an Epistle to the Pisos" by Horace is a classical piece of literature crafted in the 1st century BC. This treatise functions as both a work of literary criticism and an instructional guide, as Horace addresses the Pisos—a Roman family—providing them insights into the craft of poetry, particularly focusing on the Roman dramatic tradition. At the start of the epistle, Horace introduces his thoughts on poetry, asserting the importance of unity and coherence in artistic endeavors. He critiques poets who deviate into chaos and lack clarity in their works, using vivid metaphors to illustrate his points. He establishes a conversational tone, allowing readers to feel a personal connection to his advice. The opening segments discuss the necessity of structure, the dangers of excessive ambition, and the role of audience engagement, setting the stage for deeper reflections on poetic form and function. Overall, the beginning emphasizes Horace's dual role as both an educator and a peer, providing timeless wisdom relevant to poets of any era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en la Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800 Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Epistolary poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Criticism -- Early works to 1800 Poetics -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 275047 274977 2024-10-04T09:58:31.872500 2023-10-04T09:06:00.620831 text/html text/html 275040 274970 2024-10-04T09:58:32.153493 2023-10-04T09:06:00.847740 text/html text/html 174281 2024-10-04T09:58:38.932476 application/epub+zip 176328 2024-10-04T09:58:34.096494 application/epub+zip 176327 2024-10-04T09:58:32.875499 application/epub+zip 343979 2024-10-04T09:58:42.226431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315109 2024-10-04T09:58:38.148471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266123 2022-09-04T13:19:04.201013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236417 236398 2024-10-04T09:58:31.499509 2023-10-04T09:06:00.334784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 236495 2014-10-05T19:11:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98509 2014-10-05T19:13:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236489 2014-10-05T19:11:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98191 2014-10-05T19:13:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23252 2024-10-04T09:58:42.359423 application/rdf+xml 13417 2024-10-04T09:58:33.425459 image/jpeg 3137 2024-10-04T09:58:33.147467 image/jpeg 169490 2024-10-04T09:58:32.177475 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 en.wikipedia