Persius and the Programmatic Satire: A Study in Form and Imagery

(Part of the Cambridge Classical Studies Series)

by J.C. Bramble

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A critical study of Persius' poetic aims, aversions and techniques, based mainly on an extended analysis of Satires I. John Bramble shows how Persius' discontent with conventional literary language led him to compress the existing satiric idiom and create a powerful individual style. The author situates Persius' work in the tradition of Roman satire, and shows how he takes the concepts and metaphors of literary criticism back to their physical origins,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521038049

ISBN13:9780521038041

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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