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ars poetica
[ ahrz poh-et-i-kuh, ahrs ]
noun
- a treatise on the art of poetry or poetics.
- (initial capital letter, italics) a poem (c20 b.c.) by Horace, setting forth his precepts for the art of poetry.
ars poetica
/ ˈɑːz pəʊˈɛtɪkə /
noun
- the art of poetry
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Horace, Ars Poetica, 19, “Et properantis aquae per amoenos ambitus agros.”
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Just what the influence of the Ars poetica was and why it was so great a favorite will be discussed in subsequent chapters.
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If we like the Ars Poetica, it is because we enjoy reading Horace.
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He paid little heed to the old rhetoric and the ars poetica of classical comparison.
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This law of decorum was formulated by Horace in his Ars Poetica, whence it was derived by the renaissance.
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