Recognizing Persius
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| Sprache: | English |
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Princeton University Press
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| Schriftenreihe: | Martin classical lectures (Unnumbered)
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| Beschreibung: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and indexes Prologue : in search of Persius -- Performing privately -- Seeking integrity -- Exploring freedom -- Life, death, and art -- Epilogue : from Persius to Juvenal Recognizing Persius is a passionate and in-depth exploration of the libellus--or little book--of six Latin satires left by the Roman satirical writer Persius when he died in AD 62 at the age of twenty-seven. In this comprehensive and reflectively personal book, Kenneth Reckford fleshes out the primary importance of this mysterious and idiosyncratic writer. Reckford emphasizes the dramatic power and excitement of Persius's satires--works that normally would have been recited before a reclining, feasting audience. In highlighting the satires' remarkable honesty, Reckford shows how Persius conver |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 240 pages) |
| ISBN: | 069114141X 1400830753 9780691141411 9781400830756 |