The SatiresOxford University Press, 1992 - 250 páginas Commonly considered the greatest of Roman satirical poets, Juvenal is the author of sixteen satires of Roman society, notable for their pessimism and ironic humor. In this new translation of the Satires, Professor Rudd combines textual accuracy with colorful poetry, vividly conveying Juvenal's gift for evoking a wealth of imagery with a few economical phrases. |
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... gods . Few monarchs go down to Ceres ' son - in - law free from bloody wounds ; few tyrants avoid a sticky death . Glorious eloquence , such as Demosthenes and Cicero had- that is desired from the start , and through Minerva's vacation ...
... gods . Few monarchs go down to Ceres ' son - in - law free from bloody wounds ; few tyrants avoid a sticky death . Glorious eloquence , such as Demosthenes and Cicero had- that is desired from the start , and through Minerva's vacation ...
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... gods , displaced by Jupiter and the other Olympian gods . Prometheus ( see on 4. 133 ) was one of them . [ 134 ' Select a great - grandfather from whatever book of myths you please ' is bracketed by C. and others as an explanatory gloss ...
... gods , displaced by Jupiter and the other Olympian gods . Prometheus ( see on 4. 133 ) was one of them . [ 134 ' Select a great - grandfather from whatever book of myths you please ' is bracketed by C. and others as an explanatory gloss ...
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... gods with nectar . 44 f . Vulcan , the Italian god of fire , inherited the attributes of his Greek counterpart Hephaestus , and so is represented as a blacksmith and armourer . His forge was supposed to be in the volcanic Lipari islands ...
... gods with nectar . 44 f . Vulcan , the Italian god of fire , inherited the attributes of his Greek counterpart Hephaestus , and so is represented as a blacksmith and armourer . His forge was supposed to be in the volcanic Lipari islands ...
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Why Write Satire? | 3 |
Hypocritical Perverts | 9 |
The Evils of the Big City | 15 |
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