Sixteen Satires (Penguin Classics)
by Juvenal
Juvenal’s Sixteen Satires delivers a powerful poetic critique of Roman society. With incisive observations on ambition, wealth, morality, public behavior, and human weakness, these enduring works introduce readers to one of antiquity’s most influential satirical writers and to a distinctive voice in classical literature.
About This Book
Sixteen Satires presents the surviving satirical poetry of Juvenal, one of the best-known voices of ancient Rome.
Written in verse, these works examine social behavior, public life, ambition, wealth, morality, and the tensions of Roman society.
Juvenal’s writing is notable for its intensity, moral criticism, and vivid observations of human conduct.
This Penguin Classics edition offers readers an opportunity to encounter a major work of classical literature and Roman satire.
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