Juvenal Satires Book III

by John Godwin

Book Overview

The three poems (Satires 7, 8 and 9) that comprise Book 3 of the Satires form a brilliant collection, displaying Juvenal at the height of his powers and in the full breadth of his interests. Satire 7 takes a jaundiced look at intellectual life in Rome, bemoaning the financial poverty which is the lot of the writer, the lawyer and the teacher in an age where patrons may shower
them with praise but rarely with cash. Satire 8 is an excoriating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802074740
• ISBN13: 9781802074741
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"