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Author : Decio Junio Juvenal
Release : 1739
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Book Synopsis The Satires of Juvenal by : Decio Junio Juvenal
Download or read book The Satires of Juvenal written by Decio Junio Juvenal. This book was released on 1739. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Juvenal
Release : 2014-05-22
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Juvenal: Satire 6 by : Juvenal
Download or read book Juvenal: Satire 6 written by Juvenal. This book was released on 2014-05-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first commentary to adopt an integrated approach to Satire 6 by drawing together a multiplicity of different perspectives.
Author : Juvenal
Release : 2014-05-22
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Juvenal: Satire 6 by : Juvenal
Download or read book Juvenal: Satire 6 written by Juvenal. This book was released on 2014-05-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juvenal's sixth Satire is a masterpiece of comic hyperbole, an outrageous rant against women and marriage which, in its breadth and density, represents the high point of the misogynistic literature of classical antiquity. The Introduction situates Juvenal within the wider tradition of Roman satire, interrogates afresh the poem's architecture and recurrent themes, shows how Juvenal systematically attributes to his monstrous women the inverse of the Roman wife's canonical virtues, traces the various literary currents which infuse the Satire, and lastly addresses the much-discussed issue of the poetic voice or persona from a sociohistorical as well as a theoretical perspective. Above all, the commentary strives to locate Juvenal in his historical, literary and cultural context, while simultaneously affording assistance with the nuts and bolts of the Latin, and always keeping in view two key questions: what was Juvenal's purpose in writing the Satire? How seriously was it meant to be taken?
Author : Chiara Sulprizio
Release : 2020-02-27
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Synopsis Gender and Sexuality in Juvenal's Rome by : Chiara Sulprizio
Download or read book Gender and Sexuality in Juvenal's Rome written by Chiara Sulprizio. This book was released on 2020-02-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poet Juvenal is one of the most important ancient Roman authors, and his sixteen satires have left a strong mark on western literature. Despite his great influence, little is known about the poet’s life, beyond unreliable details gleaned from his poetry. Yet Juvenal’s satires contain a wealth of information about the mentality of imperial-era Romans. This volume offers a fresh and student-friendly translation of two of Juvenal’s most provocative poems: Satire 2 and Satire 6. With their common focus on gender and sexuality, these two works are of particular interest to today’s readers. Both Satire 2 and Satire 6 target effeminate men and wayward women as objects of ridicule, and they ruthlessly mock their behavior in an effort to expose deep-seated problems in Roman society. The longer of the two works, Juvenal’s sixth satire, addresses a basic question, “Why get married?,” in a tone of spite and ferocity, and its details are disturbingly graphic. Satire 2 is a shorter but equally pointed tirade against effeminacy and passive homosexuality. Taken together, the poems compel readers to critique the discourse of gender stereotypes and misogyny. For students and scholars of gender and sexuality, these poems are crucial texts. Chiara Sulprizio’s lively translation, perfectly suited for classroom use, captures the vivid spirit of Juvenal’s poems, and her extensive notes enhance the volume’s appeal by explicating the poems from a gendered perspective. An in-depth introduction by Sarah H. Blake places the satires within their broader literary, historical, and cultural context.
