The Original Text of Juvenal and Persius cleared of all the most exceptionable passages with explanatory notes and introductory essays

Edward Owen

Verlag: W. Lowndes, 1810

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"The Original Text of Juvenal and Persius cleared of all the most exceptionable passages with explanatory notes and introductory essays" by Edward Owen - W. Lowndes, London - 1810 new edition enlarged - 15cmx13cm - condition: good, halfleather binding with some wear and rubbing to boards and spine, some marks and foxing Rare title The Satires (Latin: Saturae) are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written between the end of the first and the early second centuries A.D. Frontispiece depicting Juvenal and Persius, from a volume translated by John Dryden in 1711 Juvenal is credited with sixteen known poems divided among five books; all are in the Roman genre of satire, which, at its most basic in the time of the author, comprised a wide-ranging discussion of society and social mores in dactylic hexameter.[1] The sixth and tenth satires are some of the most renowned works in the collection. The poems are not individually titled, but translators have often added titles for the convenience of readers. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1667344314405

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Titel: The Original Text of Juvenal and Persius ...

Verlag: W. Lowndes

Erscheinungsdatum: 1810

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good