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The Roman Satirists and Their Masks

Susanna Morton Braund

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Starting from the conviction that Latin literature gains from being viewed as performance, the author sees the creation of different characters or "masks" in Latin literature as a result of the Greco-Roman training in rhetoric. She treats the texts of Roman satire as drama and focuses on the characters whose voices are heared in these performances: the angry satirist, the mocking satirist and the smiling satirist. She goes on to explore the implications of the use of these "masks" for authors and audiences of satire.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press

Release: January 01, 1998

ISBN: 1853991392

ISBN 13: 9781853991394

The Roman Satirists and Their Masks

Susanna Morton Braund

4/5 ( ratings)

Starting from the conviction that Latin literature gains from being viewed as performance, the author sees the creation of different characters or "masks" in Latin literature as a result of the Greco-Roman training in rhetoric. She treats the texts of Roman satire as drama and focuses on the characters whose voices are heared in these performances: the angry satirist, the mocking satirist and the smiling satirist. She goes on to explore the implications of the use of these "masks" for authors and audiences of satire.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Bristol Classical Press

Release: January 01, 1998

ISBN: 1853991392

ISBN 13: 9781853991394

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