Horace's "Carmen Saeculare"
Ritual Magic and the Poet`s Art
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20017218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael C J Putnam (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Pages | 192 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Horace`s "Carmen Saeculare" (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Yale University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.12987/yale/9780300083330.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4242688626 |
| ISBN | 9780300083330 |
| Open Library | OL10318553M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This is the first book devoted to Horace's Carmen Saeculare, a poem commissioned by Roman emperor Augustus in 17 bce 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. The book 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, and it represents a crucial link in the development of Rome's outstanding lyric poet
Ancient history · Art · Emperor · Hymn · Literature · Poetry · Presentation (obstetrics) · Reading (process) · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Philosophy · 63 B.C.-14 A.D · Ancient - Rome · Ancient and Classical · Art patronage · Augustus · Augustus Emperor of Rome (63 B.C.-14 A.D) · Augustus, Emperor of Rome · BCE to c 500 CE · Carmen saeculare · Emperor of Rome · History and criticism · Horace · in literature · Latin · Latin literature · Latin poetry · Latin poetry, history and criticism · Latin Political poetry · Literary Criticism · Magic in literature · Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval · Political and social views · Political poetry · Political poetry, history and criticism · Political poetry, Latin · politics and government · Politics and literature · Ritual in literature · Rome
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |