„Vir bonus et prudens” – maska „krytyka literackiego” w „Sztuce poetyckiej” Horacego
“Vir bonus et prudens”—the Mask of a „Literary Critic” in Horace’s „De arte poetica” (“The Art of Poetry”)

Summary/Abstract: By analysing the Horatian mask of kritikos (Lat. iudex), as portrayed in the “Epistula ad Pisones” (“Epistle to the Pisos”), in the sociological perspective, the article covers the literary critic’s strategy of establishing one’s authority and finding a place in the social hierarchy. Considering the dual nature of “De arte poetica” (“The Art of Poetry”)—as a didactic and poetic work—the author regards the literary theory and history, expressed directly, functionally as important as the metapoetic elements, especially focused around the subject’s structure. Iudex, as a non-creator, like protean figure appears in the role of father, client-teacher, poet, philosopher, and friend of the creator. With each successive role, he gains a part of the authority that legitimates his judgments. This process allows to highlight the particular relationship that links the subject-critic of “De arte poetica” with the adept of poetic art.

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