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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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Keane, Catherine
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Cyfres:American classical studies ; no. 50.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151494
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • The theatrics of satire
  • Satiric attack
  • Satire and the law
  • Teaching satire
  • Conclusion : observing Romans.