The influence of the Roman poet Horace on Ben Jonson has often been acknowledged, but never fully explored. Discussing JonsonǃÙs Horatianism in detail, this study also places JonsonǃÙs densely intertextual relationship with HoraceǃÙs Latin text within the broader context of his complex negotiations with a range of other ǃÚrivalsǃ٠to the Horatian model including Pindar, Seneca, Juvenal and Martial. The new reading of JonsonǃÙs classicism that emerges is one founded not upon static imitation, but rather a lively dialogue between competing models ÇƒÏ an allusive mode that extends into the seventeenth-century reception of Jonson himself as a latter-day ǃÚHoraceǃÙ. In the course of this analysis, the book provides fresh readings of many of JonsonǃÙs best known poems - including ǃÚInviting a Friend to Dinnerǃ٠and ǃÚTo Penshurstǃ٠- as well as a new perspective on many lesser known pieces, and a range of unpublished manuscript material.

Author: Moul, Victoria
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Jonson, Horace and the Classical Tradition
Pages: 00264 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-04-29
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521117425
Category: Literary Criticism : English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Category: Drama : English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh