The Roman Satirists and Their Masks

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Roman Satirists and Their Masks
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Susanna Braund
SeriesClassical World
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 139
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9781853991394
ClassificationsDewey:871.01
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publication Date 1 January 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Starting from the conviction that Latin literature gains from being viewed as performance, the author sees the creation of different characters or "masks" in Latin literature as a result of the Greco-Roman training in rhetoric. She treats the texts of Roman satire as drama and focuses on the characters whose voices are heared in these performances: the angry satirist, the mocking satirist and the smiling satirist. She goes on to explore the implications of the use of these "masks" for authors and audiences of satire.

Author Biography

Susanna Morton Braund is Professor of Latin Poetry and Its Reception at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She has published extensively on Roman satire, Latin epic poetry and Seneca, including for Bloomsbury The Roman Satirists and Their Masks (1998).