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Quintus Horatius Flaccus

Quintus Horatius Flaccus. A master of lyrical poetry. 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC. “ Sapere aude !”. Dare to be wise! Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David. “ Ut pictura poesis ”. As is painting, so is poetry. First of his race to wed the Aeolian lay

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Quintus Horatius Flaccus

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  1. Quintus Horatius Flaccus A master of lyrical poetry 8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC

  2. “Sapereaude!” Dare to be wise! Oath of the HoratiibyJacques-Louis David

  3. “Utpicturapoesis” As is painting, so is poetry

  4. First of his race to wed the Aeolian lay To notes of Italy.” Put glory on, My own Melpomene, by genius won, And crown me of thy grace with Delphic bay. HoratiusFlaccus [Ode 3.30] And now 'tis done: more durable than brass My monument shall he, and raise its head O'er royal pyramids: it shall not dread Corroding rain or angry Boreas, Nor the long lapse of immemorial time. I shall not wholly die: large residue Shall 'scape the queen of funerals. Ever new My after fame shall grow, while pontiffs climb “Quaevolumus et credimuslibenter, et quaesentimusipsi, reliquossentiresperamus” Gaius Julius Caesar What we desire we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we expect the rest to think

  5. “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” It is sweet and honorable to die for your country Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini

  6. “Nuncestbibendum, nuncpedeliberopulsandatellus” Now is the time for drinking, now the time to dance footloose upon the earth

  7. Death 27 November 8 BC

  8. “et formidatam Parthis te principe Romam” With you as leader, Rome is fearsome to the Parthians With you as leader, Rome is terrified by the Parthians “carpe diem quam minimum credula postero” Seize the day—as little as possible believe in tomorrow Seize the day as little as possible—believe in tomorrow Rebellious poetry The theory of cacozelialatens (Horatiusreads before Maecenas) by Fyodor Bronnikov

  9. “Non omnismoriam” I shall not completely die

  10. “Miscestultitiamconsiliisbrevemdulceestdesipere in loco” Mix a little foolishness with your prudence; it's good to be silly at the right moment

  11. Bibliography Halley, Catherine, ed. “Horace.” Poetry Foundation. Accessed September 19, 2012. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/horace. The Perseus Project. Accessed September 19, 2012. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/. Taylor, Michael. “Plate Tectonics and the Odes of Horace.” Reed Magazine. Accessed September 16, 2012. http://www.reed.edu/reed_magazine/june2011/articles/adventures/horace.html. Wikimedia Foundation. “Horace.” Wikipedia. Accessed September 20, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace.

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