Latin Verse (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 27. 7. 2015 - 54 strán (strany) Excerpt from Latin Verse Before the time of Ennius the Romans had a very loose metrical system. (see Introduction and 36 and That poet, by imitating the Greek, adopting its forms and rules, inaugurated the practice of more carefully regarding Quantity and Rhythm in Latin verse. Considerable liberties are taken by the dramatic writers, but the poets of the Augustan age very carefully conform to the essential principles of metrical composition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
