Michael C J Putnam

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Poetic Interplay: Catullus and HoraceHardcover, 23 July 2006

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Part of Series
Martin Classical Lectures
Print Length
192 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date Published
23 Jul 2006
ISBN-10
0691125376
ISBN-13
9780691125374

Description

The lives of Catullus and Horace overlap by a dozen years in the first century BC. Yet, though they are the undisputed masters of the lyric voice in Roman poetry, Horace directly mentions his great predecessor, Catullus, only once, and this reference has often been taken as mocking. In fact, Horace's allusion, far from disparaging Catullus, pays him a discreet compliment by suggesting the challenge that his accomplishment presented to his successors, including Horace himself. In Poetic Interplay, the first book-length study of Catullus's influence on Horace, Michael Putnam shows that the earlier poet was probably the single most important source of inspiration for Horace's Odes, the later author's magnum opus.

Except in some half-dozen poems, Catullus is not, technically, writing lyric because his favored meters do not fall into that category. Nonetheless, however disparate their preferred genres and their stylistic usage, Horace found in the poetry of Catullus, whatever its mode of presentation, a constant stimulus for his imagination. And, despite the differences between the two poets, Putnam's close readings reveal that many of Horace's poems echo Catullus verbally, thematically, or both. By illustrating how Horace often found his own voice even as he acknowledged Catullus's genius, Putnam guides us to a deeper appreciation of the earlier poet as well.

Product Details

Author:
Michael C J Putnam
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
23 July 2006
Dimensions:
23.98 x 16.51 x 2.08 cm
Genre:
Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
ISBN-10:
0691125376
ISBN-13:
9780691125374
Language:
English
Location:
Princeton
Pages:
192
Weight:
439.98 gm

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