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Decimus Junius Juvenalis ( Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs] ), known in English as Juvenal ( / ˈdʒuːvənəl / JOO-vən-əl ), was a Roman poet active in the late first and early second century AD. He is the author of the collection of satirical poems known as the Satires.
Juvenal (born 55–60? ce, Aquinum, Italy—died probably in or after 127) was the most powerful of all Roman satiric poets. Many of his phrases and epigrams have entered common parlance—for example, “bread and circuses” and “Who will guard the guards themselves?”.
The Satires of Juvenal at Wikisource. The Satires ( Latin: Saturae) are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written between the end of the first and the early second centuries A.D. Frontispiece depicting Juvenal and Persius, from a volume translated by John Dryden in 1711.
Jan 7, 2019 · Learn about the Roman poet Juvenal, who wrote 16 satires criticizing the vices and decadence of his society. Explore his style, themes, influences, and legacy in this guide to the classics.
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May 29, 2018 · Juvenal (died c. 127), or Decimus Junius Juvenalis, was the greatest of the Roman satirists. His bitter and rhetorical denunciations of Roman society, presented in a series of vivid pictures of Roman life, inspired all later satirists.
Juvenalian satire, in literature, any bitter and ironic criticism of contemporary persons and institutions that is filled with personal invective, angry moral indignation, and pessimism. The name alludes to the Latin satirist Juvenal, who, in the 1st century ad, brilliantly denounced Roman society,
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Jan 11, 2022 · Juvenal was a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, the last and most powerful of all the Roman satirical poets. His biting “Satires” could be read as a brutal critique of pagan Rome, although their exaggerated, comedic mode of expression makes such an assumption at best debatable. Biography. Back to Top of Page.
