The Invisible Satirist
Juvenal and Second-Century Rome
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Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27557050M
- ISBN-139780199387274
- ISBN-100199387273
- OCLC Control Number880461766
- Library of Congress Control Number2014008896
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- Amazon0199387273
Classifications
- LCCPA6448.U34 2014
Description
This title offers a new reading of the Satires of Juvenal, rediscovering the poet as a smart and scathing commentator on the cultural and political world of second-century Rome. The study is unified by the idea of Juvenal as an 'invisible satirist'. Previous studies have focused on the nature of his poetic persona, but this study argues that Juvenal creates no coherent character in his Satires. Rather, the satirist flaunts his ability to disguise his identity, to shift voices and provoke his audience with contradictory perspectives and ideas.
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- The Invisible Satirist: Juvenal and Second-Century Rome
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