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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| Aineistotyyppi: | Licensed eBooks |
| Kieli: | englanti |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Sarja: | American classical studies ;
no. 50. |
| Linkit: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151494 |
Sisällysluettelo:
- The theatrics of satire
- Satiric attack
- Satire and the law
- Teaching satire
- Conclusion : observing Romans.