Title: A. Persi Flacci et D. Iuni Iuvenalis Saturae
First published: 1907
Description: Two highly influential writers of satirical poetry in the early Roman Empire, Persius and Juvenal are universally admired and enjoyed for the mordant wit and biting irony with which they exposed contemporary life and abuses under the notorious emperors Nero and Domitian. This new and revised edition--the first since the original publication in 1959--conveniently brings together both poets in a single volume, and contains, along with a freshly amended version of the text, a concise apparatus criticus at the foot of each page and a full Preface, giving a comprehensive overview of the state of the text in light of recent scholarship.
Subjects: Latin Verse satire, Poetry, Verse satire, Latin, Latin language materials, Latin poetry, medieval and modern, history and criticism
Places: Rome