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- Title
Valeat res ludicra: An Imitation of Horace in Jonson's "Ode to Himself".
- Authors
Steggle, Matthew
- Abstract
The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Ode To Himself," by Ben Jonson, which the author points out was written after the failure of Jonson's play "The New Inn." It focuses on the influence of the Roman lyric poet Horace on Jonson, particularly Horace's work "Epistles." Several parallels between the two poems are examined, with particular focus on the poems' depiction of the performance of drama on the stage.
- Subjects
LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form); ODE to Himself, An (Poem : Jonson); JONSON, Ben, ca. 1573-1637; HORACE, 65 B.C.-8 B.C.; EPISTLES (Poem : Horace); INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.); IMITATION in literature; NEW Inn, The (Theatrical production)
- Publication
Ben Jonson Journal, 1998, Vol 5, p101
- ISSN
1079-3453
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.3366/bjj.1998.5.1.6