Thirteen Satires of Juvenal

Mayor's classic 1870s commentary explains the language and content of these challenging texts.

This, the second edition of an influential commentary on the Roman satirist Juvenal by John Mayor (1825–1910), was published in 1872–1879. It features thirteen of Juvenal's satires, followed by detailed notes. Volume 1 contains the thirteen satires, and Mayor's notes on the first five pieces in his selection.The second edition of John Mayor's 1853 commentary on the Roman satirist Juvenal was published in the years 1872 to 1879, and according to the author's preface was intended as a precursor to an even larger-scale study. Thirteen of Juvenal's satires are featured here (Satires 2, 6 and 9 are omitted) and a thorough commentary is given for each, guiding the reader through the poet's intricate language and a dense web of historical and mythological allusions. Mayor (1825–1910), who was elected Professor of Latin at Cambridge in 1872 and became one of the original Fellows of the British Academy, applied his extensive knowledge of thought and life in Imperial Rome to make this difficult material more approachable. Volume 1 contains the text of the satires, and Mayor's notes on the first five pieces in his selection.