The Satires of Persius Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary |
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| Author:
| Barr, William
Lee, Guy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-905205-65-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1987 |
| Publisher: | Francis Cairns Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $11.25 |
Book Description:
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Aulus Persius Flaccus (A.D. 34-62) wrote in racy conversational Latin six satires countering contemporary vice with Stoic morality; he died young. This is not easy poetry, with its sudden shifts of tone, switches of speaker and situation, vivid evocation of the everyday roman background, and confident handling of philosophical positions.
Aulus Persius Flaccus (A.D. 34-62) wrote in racy conversational Latin six satires countering contemporary vice with Stoic morality; he died young. This is not easy poetry, with its sudden shifts of tone, switches of speaker and situation, vivid evocation of the everyday roman background, and confident handling of philosophical positions.