The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis

Description:

Bite and wit characterize two seminal and stellar authors in the history of satirical writing, Persius (34-62 CE) and Juvenal (writing about sixty years later). The latter especially had a lasting influence on English writers of the Renaissance and succeeding centuries.

subjects: Latin Satire,  Latin Verse satire,  Poetry,  Satire,  Translations into English,  Translations into Italian,  Latin Poetry,  Latin language materials,  Juvenal,  Persius,  Italy, poetry,  Presentation inscription from E. C. Hawtrey,  Presentation inscription to F. Marshall,  Presentation inscription to H. C. Lane,  Binding,  English Satire,  Translations from Latin,  Latin literature

People: Juvenal,  Persius

Places: Rome