Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Butler, Harold Edgeworth 1878 1951 Butler, H. E. (Harold Edgeworth) Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Keren Vergon, Tapio Riikonen, and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal" by Harold Edgeworth Butler is a scholarly examination of the poetic literature that emerged in the Roman Empire after the Augustan age, likely written in the early 20th century. The work aims to illuminate the often-neglected poets of this period, exploring their strengths despite their acknowledged weaknesses, and to place them in their historical and cultural context. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of the decline of post-Augustan poetry, tracing the shift in literary style and originality following the brilliance of earlier Roman poets. Butler discusses the influences of key emperors, such as Tiberius and Nero, on the literary world, and sets out the various causes contributing to the decline of poetic rigor. It highlights the societal and educational contexts that fostered a deteriorating literary environment, characterized by artificiality and a lack of genuine moral fervor. Overall, the beginning of this work introduces a critical perspective on the post-Augustan literary landscape, preparing the reader for a detailed exploration of individual poets and their contributions to Roman literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Latin poetry -- History and criticism Rome -- In literature PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 817998 817891 2024-10-04T10:18:35.133281 2023-10-04T09:20:55.019572 text/html text/html 817991 817884 2024-10-04T10:18:35.513274 2023-10-04T09:20:55.292535 text/html text/html 407772 2024-10-04T10:18:49.126200 application/epub+zip 418830 2024-10-04T10:18:39.612304 application/epub+zip 395974 2024-10-04T10:18:38.104251 application/epub+zip 742496 2024-10-04T10:18:55.890167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705140 2024-10-04T10:18:47.942198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672329 2022-09-05T03:43:29.115316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732745 732689 2024-10-04T10:18:34.545290 2023-10-04T09:20:54.565565 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 727736 2021-01-02T05:14:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 300332 2021-01-02T05:14:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18746 2024-10-04T10:18:56.024147 application/rdf+xml 19058 2024-10-04T10:18:38.649244 image/jpeg 4189 2024-10-04T10:18:38.375250 image/jpeg 403563 2024-10-04T10:18:35.578271 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