ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The probable date of composition of Ars Poetica is
A
100 BC
B
12 to 8 BC
C
15 AD
D
20 AD
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ars poetica, (Latin: “Art of Poetry”) work by Horace, written about 19–18 bce for Piso and his sons and originally known as Epistula ad Pisones (Epistle to the Pisos).

Detailed explanation-2: -History of the Ars Poetica Form First translated into English by Ben Jonson and published in 1640, the treatise set standards for poetry and criticism and laid the foundation for an entire category of poetic work still being written today.

Detailed explanation-3: -A poem that explains the “art of poetry, ” or a meditation on poetry using the form and techniques of a poem.

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