The Art of Poetry: The Poetical Treatises of Horace, Vida, and Boileau With Translations by Howes, Pitt and Soame

"The Art of Poetry" brings together three of the most influential treatises on the craft of verse: Horace's "Ars Poetica," Marco Girolamo Vida's "De Arte Poetica," and Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's "L'Art Poétique." Compiled and edited by Albert S. Cook, this volume offers a unique comparative perspective on the development of literary theory from classical Rome through the Renaissance and into the seventeenth century.

This collection features standard translations by Howes, Pitt, and Soame, m...