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Figuring genre in Roman satire /

Horace, Persius, and Juvenal, the verse satirists of ancient Rome, developed a unique mode of social criticism by borrowing from their culture's methods of entertainment and moral judgment. This analysis of the satiric genre reveals its debt to four key Roman practices: theater, public violence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keane, Catherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:American classical studies ; no. 51.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. The Theatrics of Satire; 2. Satiric Attack; 3. Satire and the Law; 4. Teaching Satire; Conclusion: Observing Romans; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.