Tag: Satire 1.9

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Assignment for Friday, 03.06.20

Dear Satirists,

For Friday, March 6, please do the following:

(1) Read and translate

  • Horace, Satires 1.9.45–80 — which will conclude Horace’s encounter with The Boor.

(2) Review J. L. Ferris-Hill’s essay on Satires 1.9 in preparation for today’s discussion. Pay particular attention to the pages relevant to your question.

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Assignment for Wednesday, 03.04.20

Dear Satirists,

For Wednesday, March 4, please read and translate

  • Horace, Satires 1.9.1–44.

Satire 9, “The Boor” (or “Bore”) is arguably the best known Horatian satire. As we did with 1.5, we’ll this poem in its entirety over the next two class periods.

NOTE: No scansion due for today, because of the recent Quiz 1.

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