Ars Poetica (Horace)

For works with similar titles, see Ars Poetica.

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Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry)
by Quintus Horatius Flaccus

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"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.

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English-language translations of Ars Poetica include:

Horace's Art of Poetry (1680), a blank verse translation by Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon
Horace's Book upon The Art of Poetry, prose translation by Christopher Smart
The Art of Poetry (1874), poetical translation by John Conington

Imitations

Horace's Art of Poetry, imitated in English (1854), by John Oldham