Figuring genre in Roman satire /

Satirists are social critics, but they are also products of society. Horace, Persius, and Juvenal, the verse satirists of ancient Rome, exploit this double identity to produce their colorful commentaries on social life and behavior. In a fresh comparative study that combines literary and cultural an...

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Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Keane, Catherine
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Col·lecció:American classical studies ; no. 50.
Accés en línia:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151494
Taula de continguts:
  • The theatrics of satire
  • Satiric attack
  • Satire and the law
  • Teaching satire
  • Conclusion : observing Romans.