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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... writing with enthusiasm but without seeking publicity . Later , we are told , a warm reception of his verses broke down that reserve and he inserted the lines on Paris into his seventh satire as verses 90-2 . They seemed to fit another ...
... writing with enthusiasm but without seeking publicity . Later , we are told , a warm reception of his verses broke down that reserve and he inserted the lines on Paris into his seventh satire as verses 90-2 . They seemed to fit another ...
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... writing satire , Juvenal addresses himself to the task of writing satire in a torrent of rhetorical energy without the slightest attempt to limit or define his audience . Speaking for the most part in monologue , rarely introducing an ...
... writing satire , Juvenal addresses himself to the task of writing satire in a torrent of rhetorical energy without the slightest attempt to limit or define his audience . Speaking for the most part in monologue , rarely introducing an ...
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... writing between AD 110 and 130 , was the greatest satirist of Imperial Rome . His powerful and witty attacks on the vices , abuses , and follies of the big city have been admired and used by many English writers , including Ben Jonson ...
... writing between AD 110 and 130 , was the greatest satirist of Imperial Rome . His powerful and witty attacks on the vices , abuses , and follies of the big city have been admired and used by many English writers , including Ben Jonson ...
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Why Write Satire? | 3 |
Hypocritical Perverts | 9 |
The Evils of the Big City | 15 |
Derechos de autor | |
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