The Cambridge Companion to Roman Satire [Hardcover]

Explores the development of Roman satire in antiquity and of its reception in later centuries.Satire as a distinct genre was first developed by the Romans and regardedas completely 'their own'. In this Companion a leading international castof contributors provides a stimulating introduction to the genre and itsindividual proponents aimed particularly at non-specialists. Employing theanalogy of the feast commonly used to figure satire in antiquity, Romansatires are explored both as generic, literary phenomena and as highlysymbolic and effective social activities. Later chapters discuss thetransformation of satire in late antiquity and some of its receptions inmore recent centuries.Satire as a distinct genre was first developed by the Romans and regardedas completely 'their own'. In this Companion a leading international castof contributors provides a stimulating introduction to the genre and itsindividual proponents aimed particularly at non-specialists. Employing theanalogy of the feast commonly used to figure satire in antiquity, Romansatires are explored both as generic, literary phenomena and as highlysymbolic and effective social activities. Later chapters discuss thetransformation of satire in late antiquity and some of its receptions inmore recent centuries.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.Introduction: posing for the companion: Roman satire Kirk Freudenburg; Part I. Satire as Literature: 1. Rome's first 'satirists': themes and genre in Ennius and Lucilius Frances Muecke; 2. The restless companion: Horace, Satires 1 and 2 ElSR