Victorian Horace: Classics and Class

by Stephen J. Harrison

Book Overview

The poetry of Horace was central to Victorian male elite education and the ancient poet himself, suitably refashioned, became a model for the English gentleman. Horace and the Victorians examines the English reception of Horace in Victorian culture, a period which saw the foundations of the discipline of modern classical scholarship in England and of many associated and lasting social values. It shows that the scholarly study, translation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472583906
• ISBN13: 9781472583901
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"