Abstract

This paper investigates the slippage between poetic and philosophical language in three of Horace's Epistles (1.3, 1.19, 1.20). The connections between these individual poems are representative of Horace's poetic interplay in the Epistles as a whole. Horace's use of animal fables, poetic theory, and shared language highlights his belief that to live correctly is tantamount to writing correctly, and that the Epistles offer a suitable generic form for self-exploration and self-criticism.

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