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The Walking Muse: Horace on the Theory of Satire

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Walking Muse: Horace on the Theory of Satire
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kirk Freudenburg
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:278
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780691601991
ClassificationsDewey:871.01
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

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