{"product_id":"horace-poet-on-a-volcano-hardcover","title":"Horace: Poet on a Volcano - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Stothard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA biography of Horace, one of the most popular poets from antiquity, revealing the little-known man behind his famous lines\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003ePeter Stothard is a master of modern writing about ancient Rome, of vividly bringing to life its poetry and its poets.\"--Mary Beard \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BCE) wrote some of ancient Rome's greatest poetry, melding languages and cultures with youthful ideals and a realist's recognition of the dictatorial world around him. Horace is famed for his fine phrases, lyric sex, and guidance on how to live, but he was a poet maddened by war, and many of his most self-revealing poems have rarely been read. He could be sublime and obscene, amusing and abusive, a model of moderation and anything but. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, the first modern retelling of Horace's life, Peter Stothard follows the poet from his birth as the son of a formerly enslaved father through his rise to the highest circles of Roman society. He shines a light on how shattering experiences in the war to save Rome's republic shaped the loyal servant and revolutionary artist he became. With astute scholarship and sympathy, Stothard follows Horace's rise from humble beginnings to the social and political heights of the autocracy he had fought to prevent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stothard\u003c\/b\u003e is a classicist, journalist, and critic. He is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London and of the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCrassus: The First Tycoon\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePalatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.73 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44804600692838,"sku":"9780300256581","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/0cD-zck1569780300256581.webp?v=1771404863","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/horace-poet-on-a-volcano-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}