Literary Criticism : Ancient & Classical

This compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire examines the development of the genre, focusing particularly on the literary and social functionality of satire. It considers why it was important to the Romans and why it still matters.; Provides a compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire.; Focuses on the development and function of satire in literary and social contexts.; Takes account of recent critical approaches.; Keeps the uninitiated reader in mind, presuming no prior knowledge of the subject.; Introduces each satirist in his own historical time and place – including the masters of Roman satire, Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal.; Facilitates comparative and intertextual discussion of different satirists. more...

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This study provides a new description of the semantics of sophrosyne, and investigates the use of the term as an instrument of persuasion in the main texts from the Archaic and Classical era. more...

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The papers in this volume concentrate on statesmen and statesmanship in Plutarch's Greek and Roman Lives. more...

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This volume, through a detailed examination of the themes, morphology, and diction of the archaic Greek trimeters, makes a strong case that this genre is complex and dynamic and that its evolution may be explained in the context of the larger literary developments of the period. more...

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Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil’s great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil’s poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived.:.; Guides readers through the complexity of Virgil’s poetic style and imagery.; All extracts are translated, with original Latin given when necessary.; Provides useful historical and social context in which to understand the poem as it was viewed in its time.; Includes short introductions to important topics such as Roman religion and the Roman concept of ‘character’.; Features a helpful appendix which clarifies how to read and hear the poem's Latin hexameter more...

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