About the book: 1970 / The poetry of Horace (1st century BC) belongs to the pinnacles of world literature. She captivates with her balanced beauty and perfection of form. Its philosophical content is deeply human and imbued with a love of life. Horace's satires are lively sketches of Roman life, sparkling with observation and humor, stories about individual episodes of the poet's life. In his messages, Horace touches on the fundamental issues of literary creativity; The most famous message is known as “The Poetic Art”, which influenced the development of aesthetic thought in the Renaissance and in modern times. The book includes all the works of Horace; many of them are published in new translations. The appendix contains free translations and imitations of Horace Pushkin, Sumarokov, Fet, Blok. [Two episodes not contained in the book are restored in the file]