Satires of Horace
The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus''s regime, his Satires provide trenchant social commentary on men''s perennial enslavement to money, power, fame, and sex. Not as frequently translated as his Odes, in rec...
The Roman philosopher and dramatic critic Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-3 B.C.), known in English as Horace, was also the most famous lyric poet of his age. Written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus''s regime, his Satires provide trenchant social commentary on men''s perennial enslavement to money, power, fame, and sex. Not as frequently translated as his Odes, in rec...
