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Horace (Ars Poetica) — The Art of Poetry: An Epistle to the Pisos

c. 19 BCE · Book · Public Domain

Horace's "The Art of Poetry" is a Latin verse epistle offering advice on writing poetry to the Piso family. This work significantly influenced literary criticism and aesthetic theory throughout Western history.

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