The Satires

The Satires
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Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780199540662
ISBN-13 : 0199540667
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Book Synopsis The Satires by : Juvenal,

Download or read book The Satires written by Juvenal, and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenal, writing between AD 110 and 130, was the greatest satirist of Imperial Rome. His powerful and witty attacks on the vices, abuses, and follies of the big city have been admired and used by many English writers. His writings here (titles supplied by translator) range from "Hypocritical perverts" and "The woes of a gigolo" to "A case of cannibalism."


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