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Writing Down Rome: Satire, Comedy, and Other Offences in Latin Poetry Henderson, John (Reader in Latin Literature, and Fellow of King's College, Reader in Latin Literature, and Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge)
Writing Down Rome: Satire, Comedy, and Other Offences in Latin Poetry
Henderson, John (Reader in Latin Literature, and Fellow of King's College, Reader in Latin Literature, and Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge)
In a series of controversial essays, this text examines the Roman penchant for denigration and in particular self-denigration, at the expense of Roman culture. The text shows a vital ingredient of Roman poetry to be an energetic surge of urbane banter directed towards Roman culure.
392 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 17, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198150770 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 145 × 224 × 30 mm · 662 g |
| Language | English |