Epistles (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Horace
- First Published: 20
- Type of Work: Letters
- Genres: Nonfiction, Epistolary literature, Letters
- Subjects: Literature, Communication, Rural or country life, Poetry or poets, Writing, Letter writing, Greek or Roman times, Rome
Critical Evaluation:
The close and intimate life of the Greek city state gave rise to most of the literary forms of ancient literature, the greater number of which were adopted and adapted by the Romans. However, the epistle, the letter in verse, was a Roman literary invention brought to perfection by Horace during the first days of the Roman imperial period. With Rome administering most of the known world, friends would often be separated in different parts of the empire for years; even those who remained in Italy would often, as did Horace, retire to their country estates....
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