The Cambridge Companion to Roman Satire

Satire as a distinct genre was first developed by the Romans and regarded as completely 'their own'. This Companion's international contributors provide a stimulating introduction to the genre and its individual proponents aimed particularly at non-specialists. Roman satires are explored both as generic, literary phenomena and as highly symbolic and effective social activities. Satire's transformation in late antiquity and reception in more recent centuries is also covered.

Author: Kirk Freudenburg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/01/2005
Pages: 374
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521006279

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1012
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 280

About the Author
Freudenburg, Kirk: - Kirk Freudenburg is Professor of Latin and Chair of the Department of the Classics at the University of Illinois. His previous publications include The Walking Muse: Horace and the Theory of Satire (Princeton University Press, 1993) and Satires of Rome: Threatening Poses from Lucilius to Juvenal (Cambridge University Press, 2001).