Chapter II: Book I: Roman

PART I. THE DRAMA
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1. THE BEGINNINGS OF ROMAN LITERATURE AND
OLD ROMAN TRAGEDY 1

2. LATER ROMAN TRAGEDY AND SENECA 8

3. ROMAN COMEDY 38

PART II. SATIRE

1. INTRODUCTION AND EARLY SATIRE 70

2. QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS 80

3. AULUS PERSIUS FLACCUS 99

4. DECIMUS JUNIUS JUVENALIS 105

PART III. EPIC POETRY

1. CN. NAEVIUS.--THE FIRST NATIONAL ROMAN EPIC 119

2. QUINTUS ENNIUS 121

3. PUBLIUS VERGILIUS MARO 128

STUDIES IN THE POETRY OF ITALY