Making Mockery The Poetics of Ancient Satire |
|
| Author:
| Rosen, Ralph |
| Series title: | Classical Culture and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-538595-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.99 |
Book Description:
|
This book explores the dynamics of comic mockery and satire in Greek and Roman poetry, and argues that poets working with such material composed in accordance with shared generic principles and literary protocols. It encourages a synoptic, synchronic view of such poetry, from archaic iambus through Roman satire.
This book explores the dynamics of comic mockery and satire in Greek and Roman poetry, and argues that poets working with such material composed in accordance with shared generic principles and literary protocols. It encourages a synoptic, synchronic view of such poetry, from archaic iambus through Roman satire.