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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-100715636863

ISBN-139780715636862

eBay Product ID (ePID)59940808

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameJuvenal and the Satiric Genre

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLatin, Ancient & Classical, Humor

Publication Year2007

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorFrederick Jones

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Literary Collections

SeriesClassical Literature and Society Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight13 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal877.0109

SynopsisAt the same time as claiming to stand outside literature altogether, Roman Verse Satire was the most aggressively literary of Roman genres, Juvenal?'s particularly so. In the opening lines of the corpus, his performance creates an arena in which the various genres of his Graeco-Roman cultural inheritance jostle to be heard, and are suppressed by his own generic identity. This study considers the fluid nature of the generic field, and how Juvenal comes out of and fits into it. Specifically, it measures his use of names, his ambiguous and sometimes hostile relations with other genres, especially the queen of genres, epic, against his inherited and stated aim (of criticising malefactors by name), and considers how the aspect of performance impinges on his multi-faceted satiric voice., While claiming to stand outside literature altogether, Roman verse satire was the most aggressively literary of Roman genres, Juvenal's particularly so. In the opening lines of the corpus, his performance creates an arena in which the various genres of his Graeco-Roman cultural inheritance jostle to be heard, and are suppressed by his own generic identity. Juvenal and the Satiric Genre considers the fluid nature of the generic field, and how Juvenal comes out of and fits into it. Specifically, it measures his use of names, his ambiguous and sometimes hostile relations with other genres, especially the queen of genres, epic, against his inherited and stated aim (of criticizing malefactors by name), and considers how the aspect of performance impinges on his multi-faceted satiric voice. This challenging series considers Greek and Roman literature primarily in relation to genre and theme. It also aims to place writer and original addressee in their social context. The series will appeal to both scholar and student, and to anyone interested in our classical inheritance., Considers Greek and Roman literature primarily in relation to genre and theme. This series also aims to place writer and original addressee in their social context. It is suitable for both scholar and student, and to anyone interested in our classical inheritance.

LC Classification NumberPA6448.J6 2007