About this title: In Horace's "Odes" love cannot last. Is the poet unromantic, as some critics claim? Is he merely realistic? Or is he, as Ronnie Ancona contends, relating the erotic to time in a more complex and interesting way than either of these positions allows? Rejecting both the notion that Horace fails as a love poet because he undermines the romantic ideal that love conquers time and the notion that he succeeds becauses he eschews illusions about love's ability to endure, this book challenges the assumption that temporality must inevitably pose a threat to the erotic. The author argues that ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780822314769ISBN:0822314762
Description: 0822314762. First edition (NAP). Original cloth, index, bibliography, annotated, 186 pp. Hardcover, new in new dustjacket. Tight, clean, paper crisp, UNMARKED and apparently never read. ISBN 0822314762 Literary criticism; sexuality; classical studies; Latin literature; Roman poetry. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke University Press, Durham
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780822314769ISBN:0822314762
Description: New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 200 p. Audience: General/trade. 1st edition, published by Duke University Press, 1994, a clean bright unread copy, dj protected in a clear Brodart cover. "In Horace's Odes love cannot last. Is the poet unromantic, as some critics claim? Is he merely realistic? Or is he, as Ronnie Ancona contends, relating the erotic to time in a more complex and interesting way than either of these positions allows? Rejecting both the notion that Horace ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke Univ Press, Durham
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780822314769ISBN:0822314762
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Octavo; 186pp indexed; Hardcover 1st Ed in dust jacket BRAND NEW, no remainder mark, clean tight pristine & unbumped. read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke University Press, Durham, NC
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780822314769ISBN:0822314762
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 15 x 23 cm. x, 186 pp. Notes, bibliography, indexes. Drawing on contemporary theory, including recent work in feminist criticism, the author provides close readings of fourteen odes, which are presented in English translation as well as in Latin. Through a discussion of the poet's use of various temporal devices--the temporal adverb, seasonal imagery, and the lover or beloved's own temporality--she shows how Horace makes time dominate the erotic context and, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780822314769ISBN:0822314762
Description: First edition. x+186 pages with index. Cloth. Fine in fine dustjacket. Drawing on contemporary theory, including recent works in feminist criticism, Ancona provides close readings of 14 odes, which are presented in English translation as well as in Latin. Among other things, she argues that the romantic ideal of a timeless love, apparently rejected by the poet, emerges as an underlying element of the poet's portrayal. read more
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