"You must give your days and nights to the study of Greek models". Who was the first critic to lay down…
In Ars Poetica (lines 268–269), Horace advises Roman poets: 'Vos exemplaria Graeca / nocturna versate manu, versate diurna' ('You must give your days and nights to the study…
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"You must give your days and nights to the study of Greek models". Who was the first critic to lay down this doctrine with regard to poetry ?
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In Ars Poetica (lines 268–269), Horace advises Roman poets: 'Vos exemplaria Graeca / nocturna versate manu, versate diurna' ('You must give your days and nights to the study of Greek models').
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