Roman satire and the old comic tradition / Jennifer L. Ferriss-Hill (University of Miami).

Quintilian famously claimed that satire was tota nostra, or totally ours, but this innovative volume demonstrates that many of Roman Satire's most distinctive characteristics derived from ancient Greek Old Comedy. Jennifer L. Ferriss-Hill analyzes the writings of Lucilius, Horace, and Persius, highl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ferriss-Hill, Jennifer L., 1979- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Lucilius, Gaius, > approximately 180 B.C.-approximately 102 B.C. Horace. Persius. Satire, Latin > History and criticism. Satire, Greek > History and criticism. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	x, 302 pages ; 26 cm
Format:	Book

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