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Juvenal: Satire 6

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Edited by , University of Sydney, , University of Sydney
Published 2014

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Juvenal's sixth Satire is a masterpiece of comic hyperbole, an outrageous rant against women and marriage which, in its breadth and density, represents the high point of the misogynistic literature of classical antiquity. The Introduction situates Juvenal within the wider tradition of Roman satire, interrogates afresh the poem's architecture and recurrent themes, shows how Juvenal systematically attributes to his monstrous women the inverse of the Roman wife's canonical virtues, traces the various literary currents which infuse the Satire, and lastly…

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Key features

  • Includes a great deal of help with grammar and translation to provide guidance for students reading Juvenal's Latin
  • Lucid and succinct explanations of Roman social customs make clear the points that Juvenal is making
  • The Introduction contains a very full discussion of the Satire's structure which brings out the key themes giving unity to the whole, thereby promoting a better appreciation of Juvenal's artistry

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