The Satires of Horace and Persius: 5

by Persius

Book Overview

The Satires of Horace (65 8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime, provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet's friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry its history and social functions, and the craft required...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140442790
• ISBN13: 9780140442793
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 7 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"