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A biography of Horace, one of the most popular poets from antiquity, revealing the little-known man behind his famous lines Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BCE) wrote some of ancient Rome's greatest poetry, melding languages and cultures with youthful ideals and a realist's recognition of the dictatorial world around him. Horace is famed for his fine phrases, lyric sex, and guidance on how to live, but he was a poet maddened by war, and many of his most self-revealing poems have rarely been read. He could be sublime and obscene, amusing and abusive, a model of moderation and anything but. In this book, the first modern retelling of Horace's life, Peter Stothard follows the poet from his birth as the son of a formerly enslaved father through his rise to the highest circles of Roman society. He shines a light on how shattering experiences in the war to save Rome's republic shaped the loyal servant and revolutionary artist he became. With astute scholarship and sympathy, Stothard follows Horace's rise from humble beginnings to the social and political heights of the autocracy he had fought to prevent.

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Peter Stothard is an author, journalist, and critic. He is a former editor of The Times of London and of the Times Literary Supplement. His books include The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar and Crassus: The First Tycoon. Kevin Kemp is an award-winning British actor, narrator, and voice-over artist with a professional career of more than twenty years. He loves narrating all genres, but his specialties include sci-fi and fantasy (as a keen nerd, this suits him very well!), philosophy and academic nonfiction, and comedy. As a dialect coach, Kevin also enjoys titles that give him an accent challenge! His own accent is a relaxed RP/Estuary, which suits everyman stories very well, but with a background in classical and Shakespearean theater, he is confident in more epic settings too. Apart from the above, Kevin really does just love reading, absorbing nonfiction and bestsellers. He loves building rich and personal worlds for his listeners and chatting with them on social media; he can be found online at @KevinKempVO. Kevin Kemp is an award-winning British actor, narrator, and voice-over artist with a professional career of more than twenty years. He loves narrating all genres, but his specialties include sci-fi and fantasy (as a keen nerd, this suits him very well!), philosophy and academic nonfiction, and comedy. As a dialect coach, Kevin also enjoys titles that give him an accent challenge! His own accent is a relaxed RP/Estuary, which suits everyman stories very well, but with a background in classical and Shakespearean theater, he is confident in more epic settings too. Apart from the above, Kevin really does just love reading, absorbing nonfiction and bestsellers. He loves building rich and personal worlds for his listeners and chatting with them on social media; he can be found online at @KevinKempVO.

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