Juvenal

Satires Book I

Juvenal, Susanna Morton Braund (Yale University, Connecticut), P. E. Easterling , Philip Hardie

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Cambridge University Press
06 May 1996

Literary essays; Latin

Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

Satire was a genre of poetry invented and developed by the Romans. When it came into Juvenal's hands, he stamped his mark upon it: indignation. His angry voice had an overwhelming influence upon later European satirists and persists in modern forms of satire. In this new commentary, Susanna Morton Braund situates Juvenal within the genre of satire and illuminates his appropriation of the 'grand style' of declamatory rhetoric and epic poetry for his indignant persona in Satires 1–5, including the notorious second Satire. The commentary on each of the Satires is followed by an essay which offers an interpretation of the poem, including a synthesis of recent critical thought. These essays, together with the overview in the Introduction, present the first integrated reading of Book I as an organic structure.

By: Juvenal
Edited by: Susanna Morton Braund (Yale University Connecticut)
Series edited by: P. E. Easterling, Philip Hardie, Richard Hunter
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 186mm, Width: 123mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9780521356671
ISBN 10: 0521356679
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 06 May 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Juvenal and satire; 2. The genre of Roman verse satire; 3. The origins of Roman satire; 4. Juvenal's predecessors; 5. Juvenal's life; 6. The characteristics of Juvenal's satire; 7. Juvenal's style; 8. Juvenal's metre; 9. An overview of Book I; 10. Juvenal and his influence from antiquity to the present; 11. Text and manuscripts; D. IVNII IVVENALIS SATVRAE LIBER PRIMVS; Commentary; Abbreviations; Bibliography.

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'... well-balanced and easy to consult ... recommended not only to established scholars of Roman literature but also to students reading Juvenal.' ARCTOS