Juvenal and Persius Juvenal's is an indignant satire. He moves past the urbanities of irony to pour scorn on the world of Nero and Domitian. In powerful verse Juvenal mockingly entertains his audience with society's vices and castigates the corruption of traditional values. Rome, the fiery satirist wants to show, is sick. Paired with him in this volume is the Neronian satirist Persius, who attacks not public ills but primarily Rome's degenerate literary tastes. The poet's interest in Stoicism is reflected in his focus on ethical ideals. There is comic intensity to Persius' style and also a nobility of spirit that gained him esteem among the Church Fathers. Series No. 91 / 498 pages / ISBN 0-674-99102-8