Horace's Carmen saeculare : ritual magic and the poet's art / Michael C.J. Putnam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Putnam, Michael C. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horace. Carmen saeculare.

Horace.

Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D--Art patronage.

Augustus.

Horace--Political and social views.

Political poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Political poetry, Latin.

Politics and literature--Rome.

Politics and literature.

Ritual in literature.

Magic in literature.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (viii, 182 p.))

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first book devoted to Horace's Carmen Saeculare, a poem commissioned by Roman emperor Augustus in 17 B.C.E. for choral performance at the Ludi Saeculares, the Secular Games. The poem is the first fully preserved Latin hymn whose circumstances of presentation are known, and it is the only lyric of Horace we can be certain was first presented orally. Michael C. J. Putnam offers a close and sensitive reading of this hymn, shedding new light on the richness and virtuosity of its poetry, on the many sources Horace drew on, and on the poem's power and significance as a public ritual. A rich and compelling work, this poem is a masterpiece, Putnam shows, and it represents a crucial link in the development of Rome's outstanding lyric poet.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Horatian Background

3 The Carmen Saeculare

4 Horatian Hymn and the Carmen Saeculare

5 Horace and the Hellenic Heritage

6 The Carmen Saeculare and Latin Poetry

7 The Carmen Saeculare and Carmina

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-177) and index.

ISBN:

9786611730628

9781281730626

1281730629

9780300130454

0300130457

OCLC:

1013954091

Publisher Number:

9780300083330