Horatian

/həˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

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There are three typical forms of ode: Horatian, Pindaric and irregular. Horatian odes follow the conventions of Horace, who deliberately imitated the Greek lyricists such as Alcaeus and Anacreon.

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Satirical literature can commonly be categorised as Horatian, Juvenalian or Menippean. Horatian satire playfully criticizes some social vice through gentle, mild, and light-hearted humour.

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Jonson was the most Horatian of the Elizabethans, both by nature and by study.

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Again nothing could be more Horatian than the high spirits of the introduction of the poem.

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