Satire and Society in Ancient Rome
Published on 1. January 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
156 pages
978-0-85989-331-2 (ISBN)
Description
These essays explain how satire can, and cannot, be used as a source for Roman social history: the possibilities and the limitations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Liverpool University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85989-331-2 (9780859893312)
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Person
Susan Braund is Professor of Classics at Stanford University.
Content
Introduction - SUSAN H. BRAUND
Friendship in the Satirists - ROLAND MAYER
City and Country in Roman Satire - SUSAN H. BRAUND
Satirists and the Law - J. DUNCAN CLOUD
Food in Roman Satire - NICOLA A. HUDSON
... when Satire writes 'Woman' - JOHN G. W. HENDERSON
Notes
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Friendship in the Satirists - ROLAND MAYER
City and Country in Roman Satire - SUSAN H. BRAUND
Satirists and the Law - J. DUNCAN CLOUD
Food in Roman Satire - NICOLA A. HUDSON
... when Satire writes 'Woman' - JOHN G. W. HENDERSON
Notes
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors