Reckford Recognizing Persius

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ISBN: 978-1-4008-3075-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 23, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Martin Classical Lectures

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Reckford, Kenneth J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

PROLOGUE: In Search of Persius 1

CHAPTER ONE: Performing Privately 16

"Who'll read this stuff?" (Satire 1) 17

"In Different Voices" 21

Performing satire (1): Lucilius 25

Performing satire (2): Horace 32

Three Bad Performances 39

Persius's Return to the Colors 46

Appendix: The Choliambics 52

CHAPTER TWO: Seeking Integrity 56

Hypocrisy and Self-Deception (Satire 2) 57

Called to Virtue (Satire 3) 63

Where Horace Left Off 68

Division Problems 77

Autobiographical Fragments 82

Images of Dissolution 87

Recomposing a Life 91

Appendix: Epictetus, Diatribe, and Persius 96

CHAPTER THREE: Exploring Freedom 102

Shadows of Falsehood (Satire 4) 103

Modes of Disclosure (Satire 5) 108

"Every Fool a Slave" 118

Another Dissident Under Nero 124

CHAPTER FOUR: Life, Death, and Art 130

Between Volterra and Rome 131

The Land, the Sea, and the Heir (Satire 6) 136

Reading the libellus: Children and Grown-ups 144

Recognizing Persius 151

EPILOGUE: From Persius to Juvenal 161

NOTES 181

BIBLIOGRAPHY 219

GENERAL INDEX 233

INDEX LOCORUM 237

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth J. Reckford is the Kenan Professor Emeritus of Greek and Latin in the Department of Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His books include Aristophanes' Old-And-New Comedy.