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The Cambridge Companion to Seneca (2015) — Contribuidor — 16 copias
A Companion to Horace (2010) — Contribuidor — 15 copias
Oxford Readings in Persius and Juvenal (2009) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
Traditions and Contexts in the Poetry of Horace (2002) — Contribuidor — 6 copias

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luvucenanzo06 | Mar 1, 2024 |
Satire as we know it was popularized first with the ancient Romans. The satirist Lucilius, writing in the 2nd century BCE, is usually credited as the earliest writer in the genre. Kirk Freudenberg’s Cambridge Companion to Roman Satire cover the length and breadth of the field with articles that discuss the origin of Roman satire, it affect on the social landscape of ancient Rome, and how the genre affected later and current English writing. While each of the authors’ take on Roman satire was interesting, you definitely need to have a bit of actual Roman satire for it to really sink in. This book is a decent supplement to the writing of Ennius, Horace’s satires, Persius’s stoicisms, Juvenal, Seneca, and even Julian and Boethius. It is good to know, however, that satire has survived to the present day. Without it, we wouldn’t have so many great movies today poking fun at all of society’s little cracks. A thick and interesting read.… (más)
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NielsenGW | Dec 26, 2013 |

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8
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103
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2
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21
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