18 books like Satirae
Odes
This groundbreaking new translation of Horace's most widely read collection of poetry is rendered in modern, metrical English verse rather than the more common free verse found in many other translations. Jeffrey H. Kaimowitz adapts the Roman poet's rich and metrically varied poetry to English formal verse, reproducing the works in a way that maintains fidelity to the tone, timbre, and style of…
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Satirae
Bite and wit characterize two seminal and stellar authors in the history of satirical writing, Persius (34-62 CE) and Juvenal (writing about sixty years later). The latter especially had a lasting influence on English writers of the Renaissance and succeeding centuries.
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Satyricon
An incomplete Roman novel believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter. What remains of the novel is a picaresque story concerning the narrator’s battle to keep his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy, away from his many rivals.
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Carmina
"The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. Their subtlety of tone and brilliance of technique have often proved elusive, especially when - as has usually been the case - a single translator ventures to maneuver through Horace's infinite variety.
Now for the first time, leading poets from America, England, and Ireland have collaborated to bring all 103 odes into…
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Q. Horatii Flacci opera
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Apocolocyntosis
13 works of Seneca the Younger
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (4 BC - 65 AD)
This ebook presents a collection of 13 works of Seneca the Younger. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.
Table of Contents:
Apocolocyntosis
L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits
Of a Happy Life
Of Anger
Of Clemency
Of Consolation to Helvia
Of Consolation To Marcia
Of…
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Ovid with an English translation: Heroides and Amores
Index of proper names appended
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Petronius
7 works of Petronius
Roman courtier during the reign of Nero (22-66)
Translated by W. C. Firebaugh
This ebook presents a collection of 7 works of Petronius. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected.
Table of Contents:
The Satyricon Volume I
The Satyricon Volume II
The Satyricon Volume III
The Satyricon Volume IV
The Satyricon Volume V
The Satyricon Volume…
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Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses is a narrative poem penned by the Roman poet Ovid. Widely considered to be his ultimate work, comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths. The poem portrays a history of the world from creation up to the deification of Julius Caesar. Metamorphoses is viewed as one of the most influential works in Western culture, inspiring authors such as Dante, Shakespeare, Chaucer, and…
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Apparition Poems
Apparition Poems, by American artist Adam Fieled, is an epic in fragments, and includes poems which run the formal and thematic gamut- sonnets, monologues, lyrics, meta-poems, and poems of philosophical inquiry. It was released as a Blazevox print book in 2010.
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Heroides
The "autres ouvrages" of Bachet are, "Virginis Deiparæ ad Christvm filium. Epistola. Nec non, & alia quædam poëmatia", and "Rime toscane"
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Tristia; Ex Ponto
Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual…
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Tristia
Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual…
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Satyrs upon the Jesuits
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Catullus
Includes an introduction to this Roman poet, selections from his poetry, vocabulary and grammatical notes, and glossaries on meters and figures of speech.
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Vitae excellentium imperatorum
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Aeneidos
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Epigrammata
Despite his enduring popularity, Martial has recently suffered from serious critical neglect. The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for decades, and the first ever to include a fully representative selection of the oeuvre of the poet, who has often been criticised, unfairly, the authors argue, for obscenity and flattery of the Emperor Domitian. The…
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