Particularisation and Priamel in Horace's Odes

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Vitas, M. (2017). Particularisation and Priamel in Horace's Odes, (46), 90-112. Retrieved from http://emu.f.bg.ac.rs/lucidaintervalla/issues/46(2017).pdf
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Title

Particularisation and Priamel in Horace's Odes

Subtitle
Author

Marko, Vitas

Journal

Lucida intervalla

Volume
Issue

46

Start page

90

End page

112

ISSN

1450-6645

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DOI
URL

http://emu.f.bg.ac.rs/lucidaintervalla/issues/46(2017).pdf

Date

2017

Abstract

This paper explores particularisation and its relation to the priamel in Horace’s Odes. I argue that Horace used particularisation more extensively than his predecessors and that it played an important role in his stylistic arsenal. I trace the occupational priamel through history to show the peculiarity of its treatment in Horace. Further, I establish that Horace skillfully manipulated the established patterns of particularisation (for instance in the sequences of four examples) in his priamels to promote his literary purposes and to confound the reader’s expectations. Finally, I also argue that this research direction offers a fresh perspective on some vexing issues of Horatian textual criticism.

Keywords

foil, Horace, Odes, particularisation, priamel