Writting Down Rome ’Satire, Comedy, and Other Offences in Latin
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Gewicht:
608 g
Format:
211x170x29 mm
Beschreibung:
Taking particular plays and poems from Roman comic theatre and the genre of Latin satire, this book finds Rome sending up Roman culture - making a mess of drama, jesting at rustic gaucherie, caricaturing the cult of masculine aggression. Writing Down Rome explores the robust poetic of self-denigration. Henderson's essays celebrate the energetic self-mockery that powers much of Roman poetry. They range widely over comedy, lyric, bucolic, and, in particular, the Roman speciality of satire.
In a series of controversial essays, this text examines the Roman penchant for denigration and in particular self-denigration, at the expense of Roman culture. The text shows a vital ingredient of Roman poetry to be an energetic surge of urbane banter directed towards Roman culure.