![]() Juvenal definitely believed in the idea of human evil, and he acted as his culture’s moralist, mercilessly attacking pagan Roman society for its ethical failings, and giving no quarter. Savage ridicule, even scornful wrath, stand as spiky hallmarks of Juvenal’s work-he left no body unburied. On the other hand, the satirical Roman poet Juvenal, author of The Satires, took delight in skewering his corrupt society. We struck him as delightfully funny, in a mild, gently comedic way. Most historians will tell you that Horace didn’t really believe in the idea of human evil-instead, he thought people happened to be a little silly, misguided, given to going off half-cocked. ![]() Horace, the Roman satirist, the father of gentility, emerged as a playful, witty, light-hearted kinda guy, a writer who enjoyed skewering mankind’s numberless follies. OK, class, time to discuss the classical difference between Horatian and Juvenalian satire. ![]()
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