Ars Poetica

Name: Ars Poetica
Author: Horace

by Horace

Treatise in verse on poetic craft, composition, and literary judgment

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Horace

Roman lyric poet and satirist whose Odes elevated Latin poetry to new heights of formal craft. His Ars Poetica established critical principles that shaped literary theory for centuries.

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OdesLyric odes on love, friendship, philosophy, and the virtue of moderation
EpodesShort poems in iambic meter addressing friends and satirizing Roman society
SatiresSatirical poems critiquing Roman society, social vices, and human folly
EpistlesVerse epistles on literary, moral, and philosophical themes to friends