Ars Poetica (Horace)

"Ars Poetica", or "The Art of Poetry", is a poem written by Horace c. 19 BC,^[1] in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama. The Ars Poetica has "exercised a great influence in later ages on European literature, notably on French drama",^[2] and has inspired poets and authors since it was written.^[3] Although it has been well-known since the Middle Ages, it has been used in literary criticism since the Renaissance.^[4]

^ The dating of the poem is uncertain. Different sources give various dates ranging from 19–10 BC. The date 19 BC is given by The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, p. 74.
^ Howatson, M. C. The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2013, p. 75.
^ For a discussion of the Ars Poetica and related poems, see: Poets.org – http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20035
^ Norton, Glyn (2001). The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 3, The Renaissance. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 199. ISBN 0521300088.

[1] The dating of the poem is uncertain. Different sources give various dates ranging from 19–10 BC. The date 19 BC is given by The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, p. 74.

[2] Howatson, M. C. The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2013, p. 75.

[3] For a discussion of the Ars Poetica and related poems, see: Poets.org – http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20035

[4] Norton, Glyn (2001). The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 3, The Renaissance. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 199. ISBN 0521300088.

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