# The Art of Poetry: an Epistle to the Pisos

_Q. Horatii Flacci Epistola Ad Pisones, De Arte Poetica._

By Horace.

"The Art of Poetry: an Epistle to the Pisos" by Horace is a poem written around 19 BC. Addressed to a Roman senator and his sons, this influential work offers practical advice on writing poetry and drama. Horace covers unity, style, character development, and meter, treating poetry as a craft rather than theory. His timeless maxims include warnings against flowery language and contrived plot devices, plus famous phrases like "in medias res" that remain cornerstones of literary discussion today. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English, Latin
- Translator: George Colman
- Subjects: Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800; Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English; Epistolary poetry, Latin -- Translations into English; Criticism -- Early works to 1800; Poetics -- Early works to 1800

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