Roman Satire. - HOOLEY, D.M.,
KORTE INHOUD
?After a preface outlining his approach and a concise timeline of Roman satire and its influence, an introduction attempts to define the world of satire and explain its human context. It also examines what the Romans thought of satire (?), introduces its different formulations and writers, and traces the shifting views of the genre and its characteristics among moderns critics. In any book on the topic of satire, there is bound to be scholarly disagreement because of the challenging nature of the genre, especially on the extent of contemporary criticism in the genre and on the notion of the ?persona?. H. deals with these issues admirably. Principal among his achievements is his emphasis on the political dimension as an important component of satire (?). The five chapters cover the genre of satire from its Greek precursors through the major Latin satirists to its later permutations. The first chapter explores some of the beginnings of satire through the figures of Ennius and especially Lucilius, who the Roma...
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2007Uitgever: Blackwell Publishing200 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1405106891ISBN-13: 9781405106894Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Malden (...), 2007. XI,189p. Paperback. Name on free endpaper. Nice copy. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: HOOLEY, D.M.,] [Uitgever: Blackwell Publishing] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: Roman Satire.]
