{"product_id":"roman-satire-hardback-9781405106887","title":"Roman Satire (Hardback) 9781405106887","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRoman Satire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You can trust Hooley to convey to students and teachers in both classics and literature classes the best of current thinking on the genre and mode of satire.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJohn Henderson\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Cambridge  \u003cp\u003e\"This is no run-of-the-mill introduction to Roman satire. The book does its solid introductory work, certainly, but at the same time, it manages to be quite brilliant and chock-full of smart new observations.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKirk Freudenburg\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Hooley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405106887, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title for 2007\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This is the best introduction to this subject this reviewer has encountered … It is stimulating, original, and highly informative, and it takes account of all relevant scholarship … Summing Up: Essential. All readers; all levels.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What sets this introductory book apart from others of its kind is its dedication to tackling the perpetually vexing question of satire as a genre - the question that vexed the satirists themselves.\" (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A volume to which one would direct bright students in search of stimulation and intellectual challenge.\" (\u003ci\u003eScholia Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire examines the development of the genre, focusing particularly on the literary and social functionality of satire. It considers why it was important to the Romans and why it still matters.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the development and function of satire in literary and social contexts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes account of recent critical approaches.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKeeps the uninitiated reader in mind, presuming no prior knowledge of the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces each satirist in his own historical time and place – including the masters of Roman satire, Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFacilitates comparative and intertextual discussion of different satirists.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eTimeline: Roman satire and its influence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Beginnings (?)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Horace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Persius.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Juvenal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Menippeans and after.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52433847943448,"sku":"9781405106887","price":76.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405106887.jpg?v=1784855545","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/roman-satire-hardback-9781405106887","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}