The Satires of Persius: Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary (Latin and Greek Texts) - Softcover

Lee, Guy ; Barr, William

9780905205656: The Satires of Persius: Introduction, Text, Translation and Commentary (Latin and Greek Texts)

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ISBN 10: 0905205650 ISBN 13: 9780905205656

Publisher: Francis Cairns (Publications) Ltd, 1987

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Aulus Persius Flaccus (A.D. 34-62) wrote in racy conversational Latin six satires countering contemporary vice with Stoic morality; he died young. This is not easy poetry, with its sudden shifts of tone, switches of speaker and situation, vivid evocation of the everyday roman background, and confident handling of philosophical positions. But it is still a good read. This edition prints the Latin text faced with a brilliant verse translation by Guy Lee. The introduction and commentary provided by William Barr make it a suitable class text.

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... a suitably dense and vivid translation of the Satires and illuminating commentary at an affordable price -- Classical Review 39 (1989) 29-30

Succinct, learned and informative notes in this new edition apply and enlarge exiting stores of comment and citation. Lucid summaries interpret the argument and line-by-line metrical translation inventively catches the compression and other features of Persius' style. -- Journal of Roman Studies 80 (1990) 269

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