Wehrle, William Thomas
The Satiric Voice

Program, Form and Meaning in Persius and Juvenal.

This study attempts a detailed reevaluation of the motives, aims, methodology and accomplishments of two major Roman satirists. While consideration of textual detail is consistently maintained throughout the work, the discussion confronts four central issues: 1.) aspects and implications of the satirist's self-avowed literary 'prospectus'; 2.) establishment and employment of 'persona'/voice; 3.) form of expression and mode of discourse (including peculiarity of diction, use of simile, metaphor and imagery); and 4.) the dichotomy of aesthetics versus ethics. 155 Seiten, broschiert (Altertumswissenschaftliche Texte und Studien; Band 23/Olms Verlag 1992) Schnitt leicht angeschmutzt