THE FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF IN HORACE’S ODE I.24
THE FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF IN HORACE’S ODE I.24
Author(s): Joanna PypłaczContributor(s): Jacek Smycz (Translator)
Subject(s): Psychology, Poetry, Theory of Literature
Published by: Biblioteka Jagiellońska
Keywords: Horace; Quintilius Varus; Virgil; Ode I.24; the five stages of grief; psychology;
Summary/Abstract: Long before modern psychology classified and explained the five stages of mourning, the Roman poet Horace made an intuitive portrayal of these stages in his Ode I.24, which was written on the death of his friend Quintilius Varus. In this poem, Horace describes the consecutive phases of grief in bereavement – nowadays defined as depression, denial, bargaining, anger and acceptance – with remarkable accuracy.
Journal: Biuletyn Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: Sp. Issue
- Page Range: 5-12
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English