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The Satires of Horace and Persius (Penguin Classics) by Horace. Satires / Persius; a verse translation with an introduction and notes by Niall Rudd is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 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. -- Publisher description.

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Author

Horace. Satires / Persius; a verse translation with an introduction and notes by Niall Rudd

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

1979

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140442793

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

3.67 / 5 (17 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13