L423/L803:  Readings in Roman Satirical Texts:

"Satire is indeed all our own" wrote Quintilian the rhetorical
teacher. It can't be strictly true, but what did he mean by
it? Quintilian mentions three satirists before his time: Lucilius, its
Republican founder, Horace and Persius as well as some others of the
present day " who will someday have names for themselves." This course
will evaluate Quintilian's pronouncement and investigate what it might
mean with readings from three Roman verse satirists: Horace, Persius,
Juvenal and the prose writer, Petronius.

Class work will involve preparation of translation with commentary.
Written work will comprise a translation midsemester and a final
consisting of short prepared passages, and a program of papers.

Readings:

Horace: Satures and Epistles/Persius: Satires, Quintus, Horatius
Flacus, Naill Rudd

Persius Saturae Latin Commentaries Series, Carrie Cowderd

Juvenal: Satires (Latin Texts Series), J. Ferguson

Petronii Arbitri Cena Trimalchionis, Arbiter Petronius