Ebook: A Companion to Persius and Juvenal

Introduction: Persius and Juvenal as Satiric Successors / Josiah Osgood -- PART I Persius and Juvenal: Texts and Contexts. 1 Satire in the Republic: From Lucilius to Horace / Ralph M. Rosen -- 2 The Life and Times of Persius: The Neronian Literary "Renaissance" / Martin T. Dinter -- 3 Juvenalis Eques: A Dissident Voice from the Lower Tier of the Roman Elite / David Armstrong -- 4 Life in the Text: The Corpus of Persius' Satires / Catherine Keane -- 5 Juvenal: The Idea of the Book / Barbara K. Gold -- 6 Satiric Textures: Style, Meter, and Rhetoric / E.J. Kenney -- 7 Manuscripts of Juvenal and Persius / Holt. N. Parker.;A Companion to Persius and Juvenal breaks new ground in its in-depth focus on both authors as "satiric successors"; detailed individual contributions suggest original perspectives on their work, and provide an in-depth exploration of Persius' and Juvenal's afterlives. Provides detailed and up-to-date guidance on the texts and contexts of Persius and Juvenal. Offers substantial discussion of the reception of both authors, reflecting some of the most innovative work being done in contemporary Classics. Contains a thorough exploration of Persius' and Juvenal's afterlives.