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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Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Keane, Catherine
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Серии:American classical studies ; no. 50.
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151494
Оглавление:
  • The theatrics of satire
  • Satiric attack
  • Satire and the law
  • Teaching satire
  • Conclusion : observing Romans.