Roman Verse Satire: Lucilius to Juvenal : a Selection with an Introduction, Text, Translations, and Notes-- Introduction -- Latin text with facing English translation -- Notes keyed to English translations -- Index of names Satura quidem tota nostra est (Satire is altogether ours) was the claim of the Roman Quintilian, the first century C.E. commentator on rhetorical and literary matters, for the literary world had not previously seen the likes of satire. This edition provides introduction to Roman verse satire for the English reader and aid to the Latin student in understanding these challenging, sometimes obscure texts. Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal are equally represented, in an attempt to redress a tendency in other anthologies to favor Horace and Juvenal. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Lucilius fragments | 16 |
Persius Satires | 40 |
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Aduersarius Albucius Alcibiades ancient anthology atque Balatro Braund Caesar century B.C.E. circa Classical commentary compare the note Critical text Cumae dactylic hexameter Domitian emperor Ennius ergo Falernian figure Flacci fragment Fundanius Gabii Gaius Lucilius genre Greek H. W. Garrod habet haec hinc Horace Horace's Horatius hunc husband illa illis inquit Juvenal's keyed note Latin text literary Lucanian Lucilius Maecenas mihi Milonius mythical Nasidienus nemo Nomentanus note on Juvenal note on line notes on Horace nunc omnes omnis Oxford Persius and Juvenal poems poetry poets Porta Capena praetor Psecas pueri quae quam quibus quid quidquid Quintilian quis quod reference Roman satire Roman satirists Rome Satires of Juvenal satirists Scipio Scipio Aemilianus semper sexual slave tamen theme things Thymele tibi traditional trans translation with notes Trebatius tunc uerba uiro uirtus Umbricius Varius Verse translation Vibidius Viscus wife wine woman write