The Sixteen Satires
The Satires of Juvenal capture the splendor, squalor, and sheer vibrant energy of everyday Roman life better than any other work. A member of the traditional landowning class that was rapidly seeing power slip into the hands of dynamic outsiders, Juvenal offers savage portraits of decadent aristocrats, women interested only in rough trade like actors and gladiators, and the pretentious sons of pimps and auctioneers. With an eye to the stern forebears of Rome's past, Juvenal puts into exquisite relief the degradation of his infamous times.For this third edition, Peter Green's celebrated translation has been substantially revised to bring it st…
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Weitere Autoren: Green, Peter (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044704-0
- EAN: 9780140447040
- Produktnummer: 9477395
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.0 cm 238 g
- Gewicht: 238
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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Little is known about Juvenal's life (A.D. 55 - 140) except that his satirical sketches caused much controversy and resulted in him being exiled from his home country for a period of years.Peter Green was Director of Studies in Classics at Cambridge and then worked for a number of years as a freelance writer, translator and journalist. In 1963 he emigrated to Greece and lectured in Greek history and literature at Athens from 1966 to 1971. He is now Dougherty Centennial Professor of Classics at University of Texas, Austin.
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