[Edward Zuk]

I'm popping in to say that Dryden himself had a hand in producing a contemporary translation of Boileau with the title "The art of poetry written in French by the Sieur de Boileau ; made English," though he chose to leave his name off it. As far as I can tell, there's no modern version, in case anyone is looking for a large project with no reward. I know that Boileau wrote some satires in the Roman sense, but I haven't gone through any of them.

Donne also has some satires in the older sense, Andrew.

And thanks, John. I hadn't come across Dr. Syntax either.

Of course, one of the greatest modern satirists is none other than our Sam Gwynn, though A.M. Juster is also throwing in his hat with his recent Sleaze & Slander.