Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal

"Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal" by Harold Edgeworth Butler is a study of Roman poetry that came about after the time of Emperor Augustus, probably written in the early 1900s. In it, the author looks at poets who are often overlooked, pointing out what they did well even if they weren't perfect, and explaining what was happening in the world around them at the time. The work begins by talking about how post-Augustan poetry wasn't as good as what came before, showing how the way people wrote and their original ideas changed after the great Roman poets. Key emperors like Tiberius and Nero and what was happening in society and education played a role in a decline in poetry. The poetry became fake and didn't have real feeling. This shows a disapproving view of the poetry of the time, setting the scene for a detailed look at individual poets and what they added to Roman literature.