Polyhymnia
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Polyhymnia

The Rhetoric of Horation Lyric Discourse

Gregson Davis

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Polyhymnia

The Rhetoric of Horation Lyric Discourse

Gregson Davis

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Horace's Odes have a surface translucency that belies their rhetorical sophistication. Gregson Davis brings together recent trends in the study of Augustan poetry and critical theory and deftly applies them to individual poems. Exploring four rhetorical strategies—what he calls modes of assimilation, authentication, consolation, and praise and dispraise—Davis produces enlightening, new interpretations of this classic work. Polyhymnia, named after one of the Muses invoked in Horace's opening poem, revises the common image of Horace as a complacent, uncomplicated, and basically superficial singer. Focusing on the artistic persona—the lyric "self" that is constituted in the text—Davis explores how the lyric speaker constructs subtle "arguments" whose building-blocks are topoi, recurrent motifs, and generic conventions. By examining the substructure of lyric argument in groupings of poems sharing similar strategies, the author discloses the major principles that inform Horatian lyric composition. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.
Horace's Odes have a surface translucency that belies their rhetorical sophistication. Gregson Davis brings together recent trends in the study of Augustan poetry and critical theory and deftly applies them to individual poems. Exploring four rheto

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520910300
Edition
1
Topic
Literatura
Subtopic
Crítica literaria antigua y clásica

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Prologue
  8. 1 Modes of Assimilation
  9. 2 Modes of Authentication
  10. 3 Modes of Consolation: Convivium and carpe diem
  11. 4 Modes of Praise and Dispraise
  12. Epilogue
  13. Notes
  14. References
  15. General Index
  16. Index of Passages Cited
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APA 6 Citation

Davis, G. (2023). Polyhymnia (1st ed.). University of California Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/4258222 (Original work published 2023)

Chicago Citation

Davis, Gregson. (2023) 2023. Polyhymnia. 1st ed. University of California Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/4258222.

Harvard Citation

Davis, G. (2023) Polyhymnia. 1st edn. University of California Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/4258222 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Davis, Gregson. Polyhymnia. 1st ed. University of California Press, 2023. Web. 24 June 2024.