The function of humour in Roman verse satire : laughing and lying / Maria Plaza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plaza, Maria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Verse satire, Latin--History and criticism.

Verse satire, Latin.

Humorous poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Humorous poetry, Latin.

Latin wit and humor--History and criticism.

Latin wit and humor.

Comic, The, in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Maria Plaza sets out to analyse the function of humour in the Roman satirists Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. Her starting point is that satire is driven by two motives, which are to a certain extent opposed: to display humour, and to promote a serious moral message. She argues that, while the Roman satirist needs humour for his work's aesthetic merit, his proposed message suffers from the ambivalence that humour brings with it. Her analysis shows that this paradox is not onlysocio-ideological but also aesthetic, forming the ground for the curious, hybrid nature of Roman satire.

Contents:

Contents; A Note on Editions and Translations; INTRODUCTION; 1. OBJECT-ORIENTED HUMOUR; 2. HUMOUR DIRECTED AT THE PERSONA; 3. NON-ALIGNED HUMOUR; EPILOGUE: THE GENRE DEVOURS ITSELF; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [342]-358) and indexes.

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ISBN:

0-19-923793-X

1-280-75598-9

9786610755981

0-19-153584-2

1-4294-2200-9

OCLC:

271577549