ars poetica

[ ahrz poh-et-i-kuh, ahrs ]

noun

1. a treatise on the art of poetry or poetics.
2. (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

1. the art of poetry

Example Sentences

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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