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Masterpieces of Latin Literature: Terence; Lucretius Catullus; Virgil; Horace; Tibullus; Propertius; Ovid; Petronius; Martial; Juvenal; Cicero; ... Sketches and Notes (Classic Reprint)
Gordon Jennings Laing
Paperback. Forgotten Books 2015-09-27.
ISBN 9781331482048
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Excerpt from Masterpieces of Latin Literature: Terence; Lucretius Catullus; Virgil; Horace; Tibullus; Propertius; Ovid; Petronius; Martial; Juvenal; Cicero; Caesar; Livy; Tacitus; Pliny the Younger; Apuleius; With Biographical Sketches and Notes In this brief introduction an attempt will be made to given an outline of the general tendencies of Latin literature. The subject merits some attention, insomuch as the emphasis constantly laid upon the Greek origin of Roman literary forms has tended to obscure the fact that the strongest forces in Latin literature were not due to Greek or any other influence, but were its own, its peculiar birthright. They were qualities derived from certain inherent characteristics of the Roman people, which showed themselves in the very earliest monuments of their literature, and which persisted throughout its history in spite of much running after foreign models and, in more than one period, of an unfavorable social or political milieu. I mean a certain seriousness of purpose, which found its most splendid manifestation in the expression of patriotism, in the glorification of the duties of citizenship, and in the construction of an enduring system of law; and together with this, a shrewdness which enabled them to see quickly the different aspects of a question, to be swift to detect hypocrisy and fraud, - the quality, in short, which, tempering their gravity, saved it from being merely heaviness, and which made them natural satirists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast
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