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“Ars Poetica” (“The Art of Poetry” or “On the Nature of Poetry”), sometimes known under
its original title, “Epistula Ad Pisones” (“Letters to the Pisos”), is a treatise or literary
essay on poetics by the Roman poet Horace, published around 18 or 19 BCE.
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Synopsis
The poem takes the form of a letter of advice on the pursuit of literature, addressed to a
father and two sons, known only as the Pisos, whose identity is uncertain. The work is
often split up into sections as follows (although other splits have also been suggested):
In later ages, the work exercised a great influence on Renaissance European literature,
notably on French drama through Nicholas Boileau’s “L’Art Poétique” of 1674, which
was written in imitation of Horace’s work. It was first translated into English by Ben
Jonson in 1640.
INTRODUCTION
ANCIENT GREECE
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ANCIENT ROME
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TIMELINE
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AUTHORS
INDEX OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS
INDEX OF IMPORTANT CHARACTERS
SOURCES
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