Project Gutenberg 2007-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 218 Persius Flaccus, Aulus Persius Persius, Paulus Flaccus Jahn, Otto 1813 1869 Iahn, Otto Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau) 1831 1924 Gildersleeve, Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, B. L. (Basil Lanneau) The Satires of A. Persius Flaccus The text of this edition of Persius is, in the main, that of Jahn's last recension (1868)--Pref. Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Satires of A. Persius Flaccus" by Persius is a collection of satirical poems written in the 1st century AD. This work reflects the author’s sharp critique of society, particularly targeting moral and social decay in Rome. It explores themes of virtue, vice, and the hypocrisy of contemporary Roman life, with a focus on moral philosophy and Stoicism. The opening of "The Satires" introduces readers to Persius's distinctive style, characterized by wit and biting humor. In the prologue and first satire, he raises questions about the worth of poetry and the motives behind his writing, addressing both societal issues and personal struggles. He critiques the superficiality of popular poetry and reflects on the disconnection between the ideals of philosophy and the practices of his contemporaries. Persius employs vivid imagery and rhetorical questions, setting the tone for a scathing examination of the moral landscape of his time, all while establishing his unique voice amidst the literary lineage of Roman satire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) la Verse satire, Latin Rome -- Poetry PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 849363 849290 2024-09-09T12:50:33.737451 2023-09-10T05:39:12.802202 text/html text/html 837088 2007-07-22T13:30:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 276515 2007-07-22T13:32:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 343630 2024-09-09T12:50:54.357830 application/epub+zip 349477 2024-09-09T12:50:37.913465 application/epub+zip 346841 2024-09-09T12:50:35.742568 application/epub+zip 729655 2024-09-09T12:51:03.546827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644255 2024-09-09T12:50:52.416930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644843 2022-09-10T11:26:08.951804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540128 2024-09-09T12:50:29.499459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 552394 2007-07-22T13:30:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 238348 2007-07-22T13:32:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 539698 2007-07-22T13:31:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233072 2007-07-22T13:32:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20889 2024-09-09T12:51:04.312787 application/rdf+xml 16300 2024-09-09T12:50:36.326419 image/jpeg 4012 2024-09-09T12:50:36.033432 image/jpeg 327888 2024-09-09T12:50:33.805444 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia