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Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben und etwas verf�t, minimale Randl�ren, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed and somewhat discolored, minimal edge wear, otherwise very good condition. - Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) died on 27 November, 8 B.C. This volume provides a fitting tribute to one who was both Rome�s greatest lyric poet and its most engaging moralist. Horace 2000: A Celebration contains chapters from seven established scholars, each representing a major aspect of Horace�s work. Because of their different backgrounds - in politics, literary criticism, and cultural history - the writers adopt different approaches to his poetry. They occasionally disagree, but they all have something thought-provoking and significant to say. The volume also includes a Latin poem in praise of Horace. Contents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Abbreviations List of Plates Horace in the Thirties Jasper Griffin Horace and Augustus: Poetry and Policy Robin Seager Horace and the Greek Lyric Poets Denis Feeney Horace as a Moralist Niall Rudd Symposium and Genre in the Poetry of Horace Oswyn Murray The Cruel Joke of Venus: Horace as Love Poet Brian Arkins Vt pictura poesis? Horace and the Visual Arts Philip Hardie Translation of Laudes Horatianae Bibliography Index of Poems. ISBN 9780472104901