Menippean Satire Reconsidered From Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Weinbrot, Howard D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8210-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $156.00 |
Book Description:
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Despite the long history of Menippean satire from antiquity to early modern Europe, the genre often has resisted precise definition and has evoked critical controversy. In this magisterial work, the author offers a new and lucid account of the complex literary form.
Despite the long history of Menippean satire from antiquity to early modern Europe, the genre often has resisted precise definition and has evoked critical controversy. In this magisterial work, the author offers a new and lucid account of the complex literary form.