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The Walking Muse: Horace on the Theory of Satire
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Full Title:
The Walking Muse: Horace on the Theory of Satire
Contributors:
By (Author) Kirk Freudenburg
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Dewey:
871.01
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
278
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
397g
Description
In laying the groundwork for a fresh and challenging reading of Roman satire, Kirk Freudenburg explores the literary precedents behind the situations and characters created by Horace, one of Rome's earliest and most influential satirists. Critics tend to think that his two books of Satires are but trite sermons of moral reform--which the poems supe
Reviews
"Admirably clear, stimulating, and accessible to the non-specialist."--Religious Studies Review
