Epicurean Ethics in Horace The Psychology of Satire |
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| Author:
| Yona, Sergio |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-878655-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2017 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $184.50AUD $248.00 |
Book Description:
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Horace's Satires owe debts of influence to a wide range of genres and authors, including, as this study demonstrates, the moral tradition of Epicureanism. Focusing on the philosopher Philodemus of Gadara, it argues that the central concerns of his work lie at the heart of the poet's criticisms of Roman society and its shortcomings.
Horace's Satires owe debts of influence to a wide range of genres and authors, including, as this study demonstrates, the moral tradition of Epicureanism. Focusing on the philosopher Philodemus of Gadara, it argues that the central concerns of his work lie at the heart of the poet's criticisms of Roman society and its shortcomings.