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Three Notes on Juvenal's twelfth Satire

  • Neil Adkin
Published/Copyright: September 25, 2009
Philologus
From the journal Volume 152 Issue 1

Abstract

Juvenal's twelfth satire is underrated. The present article starts by endeavouring to solve a crux in ll. 54–55. It then attempts to show that l. 29, which is generally condemned as insipid, is in fact a witty burlesque of Virgil. Finally attention is drawn to some acoustic finesses.

Keywords: Juvenal; Vergil; Parodie
Published Online: 2009-09-25
Published in Print: 2008-06

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