The Satires
by Quintus Horatius Flaccus
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The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus's regime, his Satires provide trenchant social commentary on men's perennial enslavement to money, power, fame, and sex. Not as frequently translated as his Odes, in recent decades the Satires have been rendered into prose or bland verse.Horace continues to influence show more modern lyric poetry, and our greatest poets continue to translate and marvel at his command of formal style, his economy of expression, his variety, and his mature humanism. Horace's comic genius has also had a profound influence on the Western literary tradition through such authors as Swift, Pope, and Boileau, but interest in the Satires has dwindled due to the difficulty of capturing Horace's wit and formality with the techniques of contemporary free verse.A. M. Juster's striking new translation relies on the tools and spirit of the English light verse tradition while taking care to render the original text as accurately as possible. show lessTags
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Edition: Fourth Edition // Descr: lxii, 410 p. 17 cm. // Series: Call No. { 874 H78 19 } Edited with Notes by Arthur Palmer Contains Additional Notes and Index. // //
Edition: // Descr: // Series: Call No. { 874 H78 18 } Edited by Adolf Kiessling. // //
Edition: // Descr: 254 p. 19 cm. // Series: Morris and Morgan's Latin Series Call No. { 874 H78 21 } Series Edited for the Use of Schools and Colleges under the Supervision of Edward P. Morris and Morris H. Morgan Edited with Introduction and Notes by Edward P. Morris. // //
Edition: // Descr: lxv, 410 p. 17 cm. // Series: Call No. { 874 H78 20 } Edited with Notes by the Late Arthur Palmer Contains Additional Notes and Index. // //
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- 871.01 — Literature & rhetoric Latin & Italic literatures Latin poetry Latin poets Classical period to 500CE
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- PA6396 .S3 .J87 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Roman literature Individual authors Horace
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