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Horace's Iambic Criticism: Casting Blame (Iambikē Poiēsis): 334 Multilingual Edition
Author(s): Timothy S. Johnson (Author)
- Publisher: BRILL
- Publication Date: 11 Nov. 2011
- Edition: Multilingual
- Language: English
- Print length: 328 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004215239
- ISBN-13: 9789004215238
Book Description
By examining the relationship of the iambic tradition with ritual, this book studies how Horaces Epodes are more than partisan (consolidating Octavians victory by projecting hostilities onto powerless others) but a meta-partisan project (forming fractured entities into a diversified unity).
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About the Author
Timothy S. Johnson, Ph.D. (1993) in Classical Philology, University of Illinois, is Professor and Chair of Classics at the College of Charleston. He is well-known for his research in Horatian studies, including A Symposion of Praise (Wisconsin 2004).
