Giovenale, "Satira" 8: Introduzione, testo, traduzione e commento

This work offers a new interpretation and an in-depth analysis of one of the least studied among Juvenal’s satires. The introduction examines the structure of the piece and some of its rhetorical features. An overview of the history of the text is followed by a revised critical edition and an Italian translation. The commentary offers a systematic treatment of the linguistic, rhetorical, historical and antiquarian aspects of the text.