The Satires of Horace and Persius (Penguin Classics) by Horace; Persius. ISBN 13: 9780140455083

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Group, 2005. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Classics, 2005-12-27. Paperback. Like New.

Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin Classics, 2005-12-27. Paperback. New.

Penguin, London, 2005. Revised Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Foreword to the second edition, foreword to the 1997 edition, foreword to the 2005 edition introduction by translator, notes, selected bibliography and index. Colour illustrated paperback binding with orange and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In the first half of the book deals with Horace – both his satires and epistles, in the troubled decade ending with Augustus's regime; they provide both an amusing treatment of man's perennial enslavement to money, power and glory, then the difficulties of trying to achieve contentment in an urban setting, and, finally a critique of Latin poetry. Persius' satires are "... highly idiosyncratic, containing a courageous attack on the poetry and morals of his wealthy contemporaries – even the ruling Emperor, Nero." – from the rear panel blurb. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; B-format paperback

Penguin Classics. Used - Very Good.

Penguin Classics, 2005. Paperback. New. rep tra edition. 256 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. "This translation of The satires of Horace and Persius first published 1973; revised edition, with Horace's Epistles, published 1979; reprinted with revisions ... 2005"--T.p. verso.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Penguin Classics, 2005-12-27. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!