Horace Flashcards
On what earlier authors did Horace base his Epodes?
Archilochus and Hipponax
What did Horace call “Iambi”?
Epodes
How many short poems are in the Epodes?
17
When did Horace write the Epodes?
between 41 and 30 B.C., they were published in 30 B.C.
To whom is the prefatory poem of the Epodes addressed?
Maecenas
What is the meter most prevalent in the Epodes?
iambic
Which Epode is referred to as “gnomic” because it celebrated drinking?
the 13th
How many books are in Horace’s Satires?
two
What is another name for Horace’s Satires?
Sermones
How many poems are in Horace’s first book of Satires?
10
To whom did Horace dedicate his Satires?
Maecenas
In what year did Horace publish his Satires?
35 B.C.
Which poem in Horace’s Satires is modeled on Lucilius’s Iter Siculum?
poem 5
When was Horace’s second book of Satires published?
30 B.C., with the Epodes
How many poems are in Horace’s second book of Satires?
8
Which poem in Horace’s second book of Satires inspired Petronius’s Cena Trimalchione?
poem 8
When were the first three books of the Odes written?
from 30-23 B.C. (published in 23 B.C.)
When was the fourth book of the Odes published?
13 B.C.
Who influenced book 4 of the Odes?
Pindar
Who does Horace address in the first Ode?
Maecenas
When did Horace write the Epistulae?
23-20 B.C.
How many poems are in Horace’s Epistulae?
20 poems
In what meter is the Epistulae?
hexameter
When was the second book of the Epistulae published?
posthumously
How many poems are in Horace’s second book of Epistulae?
2
What is an alternate name for Horace’s Ars Poetica?
Epistula ad Pisones
Who was Horace’s source for his Ars Poetica?
Neoptolemus of Parium
In which work is Horace’s Carmen Saeculare contained?
Odes, last poem of book 3
For what event was the Carmen Saeculare written?
Ludi Saeculares in 17 B.C.
In what meter is the Carmen Saeculare written?
Sapphic
To whom does Horace dedicate the Carmen Saeculare?
Apollo and Diana
Who sang the Carmen Saeculare?
27 boys and girls
Which work of Horace contains invectives against a witch, a slanderer, garlic, and Maecenas?
Epodes
Which work of Horace talks of the basics of Peripatetic theories on poetry?
Ars Poetica
Which work of Horace contains a song of joy for the death of Cleopatra?
Odes
Which work of Horace contains the story of a city and country mouse?
Satires (specifically 2.6)
Which work of Horace is a series of letters written to various people of importance?
Epistulae
When was the first book of Epistulae written?
20 B.C.
