A Companion to Horace features a collection of commissionedinterpretive essays by leading scholars in the field of Latinliterature covering the entire generic range of works produced byHorace.
* Features original essays by a wide range of leading literaryscholars
* Exceeds expectations for the standard handbook by featuringessays that challenge, rather than just summarize, conventionalviews of Homer's work and influence
* Considers Horace's debt to his Greek predecessors
* Treats the reception of Horace from contemporary theoreticalperspectives
* Offers up-to-date information and illustrations on thearchaeological site traditionally identified as Horace's villa inthe Sabine countryside