Horace`s “Carmen Saeculare”: Ritual Magic and the Poet`s Art
Michael C.J. Putnam
182 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0300083335
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Language: English
Publish: February 1, 2001
A close examination of Horace’s hymn Carmen Saeculare which was commissioned by Augustus in 17 BC for performance at the Ludi Saeculare . A presentation of the poem itself is accompanied by discussions of the Horatian and Hellenistic background and comparisons are made with other Latin poems. Extracts in Latin with English translation.