1642 Juvenal & Persius Satires Stoic Philosophy Classical Rome Farnaby Latin

1642 Juvenal & Persius Satires Stoic Philosophy Classical Rome Farnaby Latin

 

“Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.”

― Juvenal, The Satires

 

A rare printing of ‘The Satires’ of Juvenal and Persius. This collection of satirical poetry was written in the late 1^st and 2^nd centuries and discuss society, social norms, irony, each of these providing insight to the morals and values of Roman life at the time. Juvenal outlines many of the concerns he has with Roman citizens including unfaithfulness and greed; issues he recognized as downfalls to society. Many of the satires include references to Greek and Roman mythology.

 

This 1642 Latin edition was edited and translated by Thomas Farnaby.

 

Item number: #18581

Price: $550

 

JUVENALIS, (Decimus Junius)

 

1. Ivnii Ivvenalis et Avli Persii Flacci Satyræ

 

Amsterodami : apud Ioannem Ianssonium, 1642.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 189, [1]
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)

 

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