Satires: Bk. 1 (Classical Texts): 001 (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)

by Horace (Author), P.MichaelBrown (Editor)

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  1993

  $40.93

  Horace's first book of verse satires is the earliest fully extant example of the genre in European literature; it not only handles moral topics with a persuasive air of sweet reason but also reveals much of the poet's own engaging personality and way of life. This edition incorporates a new text and prose translation and is designed to make the poems readily accessible to the modern reader by elucidating their content, structure and background; it also explores the artistry which lies behind their easy informality of style. Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.