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Mayor, John E. B.

THIRTEEN SATIRES OF JUVENAL [2 VOLUMES] With a Commentary. Volume I & II Very Good with no dust jacket

Macmillan and Co., 1901

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Year of publication
1901
Author
Mayor, John E. B.
Publishers
Macmillan and Co.
Keyword
Juvenal Satire Latin Literature Poetry & Poets
Cover description
Very Good with no dust jacket
Binding description
Hardcover

Description

Scholar's bookplate to inner covers (G. P. Goold). Former owner's name to ffeps. Gift note by Rev. Dr. J. B. Mayor in remembrance of J. E. B. Mayor to ffep of Vol. 1. Spines sunned and dulled. Endpapers tanned. ; V1: 1901, 526 V2: 1900, 451 pp. Latin text with extensive English/Latin Commentary. Mayor's commentary is comprehensive on details of life and thought in imperial Rome and on Latin diction. His long introduction, or 'advertisement', sets an explosively volatile tone and his whole work reflects his passionate desire to save the modern world through classical wisdom. ; 2 Volume Set COMPLETE; Vol. 1/2/2024