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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
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keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The bite and wit of two of antiquity's best satirists are captured
here in a new Loeb Classical Library edition, a vivid and vigorous
translation facing the Latin text.
Persius (34-62 CE) and Juvenal (writing maybe 60 years later)
were heirs to the style of Latin verse satire developed by Lucilius
and Horace, a tradition mined in Susanna Braund's introduction and
notes. Her notes also give guidance to the literary and historical
allusions that pepper Persius's and Juvenal's satirical
poems--which were clearly aimed at a sophisticated urban audience.
Both poets adopt the mask of an angry man, and sharp criticism of
the society in which they live is combined with flashes of sardonic
humor in their satires. Whether targeting common and uncommon
vices, the foolishness of prayers, the abuse of power by emperors
and the Roman elite, the folly and depravity of Roman wives, or
decadence, materialism, and corruption, their tone is generally one
of righteous indignation.
Juvenal and Persius are seminal as well as stellar figures in
the history of satirical writing. Juvenal especially had a lasting
influence on English writers of the Renaissance and succeeding
centuries.
Inspiring poets from Ben Jonson and Alexander Pope to W. H. Auden
and Robert Frost, the writings of Horace and Persius have had a
powerful influence on later Western literature. The "Satires" of
Persius are highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on
the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries?even the ruling
emperor, Nero. The "Satires" of Horace, written in the troubled
decade ending with the establishment of Augustus's regime, provide
an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money,
power, glory, and sex. "Epistles I," addressed to the poet's
friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the
complexities of urban life, while "Epistles II" and the "Ars
Poetica" discuss Latin poetry?its history and social functions, and
the craft required for its success.
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Oeuvres Completes D'horace, De Juvénal, De Perse, De Sulpicia, De Turnus, De Catulle, De Properce, De Gallus Et Maximien, De Tibulle, De Phèdre Et De Syrus (Hardcover)
Horace, Juvenal, Persius
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Discovery Miles 14 260
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Oeuvres Completes D'horace, De Juvénal, De Perse, De Sulpicia, De Turnus, De Catulle, De Properce, De Gallus Et Maximien, De Tibulle, De Phèdre Et De Syrus (Paperback)
Horace, Juvenal, Persius
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R1,110
Discovery Miles 11 100
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