Horace's poetic form

Horace's early creation was mainly satirical poems, and later he began to write lyric poems, which later generations called "ode" according to the solemn style in the poems.

Shen Yulun Horace Flach (Latin: Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Greek: ορ? τιο? Venosa, Italy, on February 8th, 65438+65 years ago-Rome, Italy, 165438+8 years ago1October 27th), was a famous poet, critic and translator during the reign of Augustus in the Roman Empire, and his representative works included The Art of Poetry.

He is one of the representatives of the "golden age" of ancient Roman literature. Together with Virgil and Ovid, they are called the three great poets of ancient Rome. As a translator, influenced by Cicero's literary criticism and theory, he spent a lot of time talking about the application of language and translation in his creation.

Horace believes that the task of poetry is to inherit the sacred will and guide life. Fiction is allowed when imitating nature, but it should be reasonable and close to the truth. "The purpose of fiction is to make people happy" and "entertaining is not only to convince the reader, but also to make him like it to meet expectations".

Horace also believes that drama should maintain a consistent structure, and the characters' personalities, ages and languages should be consistent, so as to form an organic whole to reflect harmony. The plot effect of the script is more important than the plain effect, and five acts and three actors are the most suitable. We should also avoid murder and the rude words of ordinary people.