Horace also crafted elegant hexameter verses (Satires and Epistles) and caustic iambic poetry (Epodes). The hexameters are amusing yet serious works, friendly in tone, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings".
생애와 경력
His career coincided with Rome's momentous change from a republic to an empire. An officer in the republican army defeated at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, he was befriended by Octavian's right-hand man in civil affairs, Maecenas, and became a spokesman for the new regime. For some commentators, his association with the regime was a delicate balance in which he maintained a strong measure of independence (he was "a master of the graceful sidestep") but for others he was, in John Dryden's phrase, "a well-mannered court slave".
주요 사실
- Born: December 8, 65 in Venusia, Italy, Roman Republic
- 사망: 8
- 분야: Literature
유산과 영향
The influence of Horace extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped literature and the written word, and his written works and literary innovations remain foundational to this day.
Though he passed away in 8, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.
Horace은(는) Italy이(가) 배출한 가장 칭송받는 인재 중 한 명으로 남아 있으며, 그 지역의 풍부한 지적 유산을 보여준다.
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