Roman satire / Michael Coffey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coffey, Michael.

Series:

Bristol classical paperbacks

Bristol Classical paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Satire, Latin--History and criticism.

Satire, Latin.

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol Classical Press, 1989.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This study appraises the work of all the Roman satirists, from the 2nd century BC, to the end of the reign of Hadrian in AD 138. The satirists' work is shown to reflect the constantly changing society in which they lived, and its topics range from the morally earnest to the bawdy. Certain themes are examined which are common to some degree to all the satirists - autobiographical revelation, personal invective, political and ethical judgements and literary criticism. The book provides an exposition of the tradition of verse satire from Lucilius through Horace and Persius to Juvenal, with an assessment of the structure and distinctive literary quality of each satire. It discusses satire in the Menippean tradition, a composite form of prose and verse which was used first by Varro, then by Petronius and by Seneca in his Apocolocyntosis, a comical and malicious satire on the deification of the emperor Claudius."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and index.

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472540065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.