JUVENAL 2.39: PUDOR MISREAD?

Commentators since the fifteenth century who have glossed habeat iam Roma pudorem all take it to mean its time Rome stopped behaving disgracefully. As Laronia turns out to be no crusader for moral reform, Ascensius (Lyon, 1498) and Britannicus (Brescia, 1501) were right to say that it must then cont...

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Published in:Classical quarterly 2011-05, Vol.61 (1), p.319-320
Main Author: REEVE, MICHAEL D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classical studies
Eels
Epic literature
Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)
Literary criticism
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Summary:Commentators since the fifteenth century who have glossed habeat iam Roma pudorem all take it to mean its time Rome stopped behaving disgracefully. As Laronia turns out to be no crusader for moral reform, Ascensius (Lyon, 1498) and Britannicus (Brescia, 1501) were right to say that it must then continue the sarcasm of felicia tempora.
ISSN:0009-8388
1471-6844
DOI:10.1017/S0009838810000601