Which Roman wrote 'Ars Poetica' and the 'Odes'?
Ars Poetica (Horace) Ars Poetica (Horace) Ars Poetica, or "The Art of Poetry", is a poem written by Horace c. 19 BC, in which he advises poets on the art of writing poetry and drama. The "Ars Poetica" has "exercised a great influence in later ages on European literature, notably on French drama" and has inspired poets and authors since it was written. Although it had been familiar since the Middle Ages, it is used in literary criticism since the Renaissance. The poem was written in hexameter verse as an Epistle (or Letter) to Lucius Calpurnius Piso (the Roman senator and consul) and
Ars grammatica and plural."). Donatus' "Ars Major" is only a little longer, but on a much more elevated plane. It consists of a list of stylistic faults and graces, including tropes such as metaphor, synecdoche, allegory, and sarcasm. Donatus also includes schemes such as zeugma and anaphora. The Ars Grammatica or "De Oratione et Partibus Orationis et Vario Genere Metrorum libri III" by Diomedes Grammaticus is a Latin grammatical treatise. Diomedes probably wrote in the late 4th century AD. The treatise is dedicated to a certain Athanasius. The third book on poetry is particularly valuable, containing extracts from Suetonius' "De poetica". This