Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 405 Butler, Harold Edgeworth 1878 1951 Butler, H. E. (Harold Edgeworth) Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Produced by Keren Vergon, Tapio Riikonen, and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal" by Harold Edgeworth Butler is a scholarly examination of the poetic literature that emerged in the Roman Empire after the Augustan age, likely written in the early 20th century. The work aims to illuminate the often-neglected poets of this period, exploring their strengths despite their acknowledged weaknesses, and to place them in their historical and cultural context. The opening of the work sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of the decline of post-Augustan poetry, tracing the shift in literary style and originality following the brilliance of earlier Roman poets. Butler discusses the influences of key emperors, such as Tiberius and Nero, on the literary world, and sets out the various causes contributing to the decline of poetic rigor. It highlights the societal and educational contexts that fostered a deteriorating literary environment, characterized by artificiality and a lack of genuine moral fervor. Overall, the beginning of this work introduces a critical perspective on the post-Augustan literary landscape, preparing the reader for a detailed exploration of individual poets and their contributions to Roman literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Latin poetry -- History and criticism Rome -- In literature PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 818170 2025-06-04T09:08:41.426971 text/html 817991 2025-01-11T23:44:57.065090 text/html 407845 2025-06-04T09:08:55.319400 application/epub+zip 418812 2025-06-04T09:08:45.605504 application/epub+zip 395957 2025-06-04T09:08:44.034535 application/epub+zip 742523 2025-06-04T09:09:02.254470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 705140 2025-06-04T09:08:54.134518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672329 2022-09-05T03:43:29.115316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732745 2025-06-04T09:08:40.811944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 727736 2021-01-02T05:14:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 300332 2021-01-02T05:14:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17227 2025-06-04T09:09:02.416398 application/rdf+xml 19058 2025-06-04T09:08:44.599470 image/jpeg 4189 2025-06-04T09:08:44.317546 image/jpeg 403630 2025-06-04T09:08:41.491035 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog