Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 372 Horace -65 -8 Horatius Flaccus, Quintus Flaccus, Quintus Horatius Colman, George 1732 1794 Colman, George, the elder Colmann, George Coleman, George The Art of Poetry: an Epistle to the Pisos Q. Horatii Flacci Epistola Ad Pisones, De Arte Poetica. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Poetica_(Horace) Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "The Art of Poetry: an Epistle to the Pisos" by Horace is a classical piece of literature crafted in the 1st century BC. This treatise functions as both a work of literary criticism and an instructional guide, as Horace addresses the Pisos—a Roman family—providing them insights into the craft of poetry, particularly focusing on the Roman dramatic tradition. At the start of the epistle, Horace introduces his thoughts on poetry, asserting the importance of unity and coherence in artistic endeavors. He critiques poets who deviate into chaos and lack clarity in their works, using vivid metaphors to illustrate his points. He establishes a conversational tone, allowing readers to feel a personal connection to his advice. The opening segments discuss the necessity of structure, the dangers of excessive ambition, and the role of audience engagement, setting the stage for deeper reflections on poetic form and function. Overall, the beginning emphasizes Horace's dual role as both an educator and a peer, providing timeless wisdom relevant to poets of any era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en la Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800 Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Epistolary poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Criticism -- Early works to 1800 Poetics -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 275219 2025-06-04T08:48:10.694383 text/html 275040 2025-01-11T23:25:23.038296 text/html 174352 2025-06-04T08:48:17.670323 application/epub+zip 176323 2025-06-04T08:48:12.697379 application/epub+zip 176323 2025-06-04T08:48:11.428401 application/epub+zip 343949 2025-06-04T08:48:21.070344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315109 2025-06-04T08:48:16.862335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266123 2022-09-04T13:19:04.201013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236417 2025-06-04T08:48:10.322391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236495 2014-10-05T19:11:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98509 2014-10-05T19:13:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 236489 2014-10-05T19:11:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98191 2014-10-05T19:13:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21853 2025-06-04T08:48:21.251331 application/rdf+xml 13417 2025-06-04T08:48:11.993407 image/jpeg 3137 2025-06-04T08:48:11.708353 image/jpeg 169555 2025-06-04T08:48:10.722430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia