The Function of Humour in Roman Verse Satire: Laughing and Lying
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Maria Plaza sets out to analyze the function of humor in the Roman satirists Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. Her starting point is that satire is driven by two motives, which are to a certain extent opposed: to display humor, and to promote a serious moral message. She argues that, while the Roman satirist needs humor for his work's aesthetic merit, his proposed message suffers from the ambivalence that humor brings with it. Her analysis shows that...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199281114
ISBN13:9780199281114
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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