Satires & Verses
Author: Davison Symmons
Publisher:
Published: 1903
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Subtitle: With Dedicatory poem/ by John Sandes, and a Character sketch /by Donald Macdonald.
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The First Book of the Satires of Horace, in English Verses
The Satires of D. J. Juvenalis. Translated Into English Verse. By Mr. Dryden, and Several Other Eminent Hands. Together with the Satires of A. Persius Flaccus. Made English by Mr. Dryden. With Explanatory Notes ... To which is Prefix'd a Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire ... Adorn'd with Sculptures
Author: Decimus Junius JUVENALIS
Publisher:
Published: 1697
Total Pages: 668
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →English Verse Satire 1590-1765
Author: Raman Selden
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-07-14
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 1000908496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1978 English Verse Satire aims to provide a critical study of the major English verse satirists as well as an account of the historical development of verse satire. Critical accounts are offered of important writers including Donne, Vaughan, Butler, Rochester, Dryden, Oldham, Swift, Pope, Young, Dr. Johnson and Churchill. An account of verse satire commences historically with the Roman satirists and Dr Selden has provided a substantial treatment of Horace and Juvenal as the basis for a study of the evolution of verse satire from the Elizabethan period to the end of the Augustan period. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on tradition, continuity, and innovation. This book is an interesting read for scholars of English literature.
Perfidious Proverbs and Other Poems
Author: Philip Appleman
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781616143855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of satirical poems homes in on the inconsistencies and downright perversities of what passes in our culture as "Holy Writ." Turning to satire, with its long and distinguished record of exposing folly and bringing enlightenment through humor, the author leaves no doubt that primitive religion posing as eternal truth is just the sort of folly that satire is meant to correct. He lets his poetic imagination roam widely, as he takes on the roles of Eve, Noah, Sarah, Jonah, David, Mary, Jesus, Judas, and even the biblical Jehovah Himself, ("I never apologize, never explain."). We also hear from priests, televangelists, and faith healers, as well as some sensible contemporaries, commenting on what it means to live a life of reason. At the conclusion to the introduction, the author says: "Intelligent and well-meaning people have argued for centuries against the fatal attraction of foolishness, but their efforts have been largely unproductive, partly because many people seem impervious to rational discussion. So perhaps satire is our most effective way of lighting candles in the darkness and communicating effectively to those who are immune to reason. That is, at any rate, the hope, and the rationale, of this book." In this age of suicide bombers and resurgent fundamentalism, we need these lighted candles like never before.
Poems and Songs, Satires and Political Rings
The Function of Humour in Roman Verse Satire
Author: Maria Plaza
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2006-01-26
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0191535842
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Maria Plaza sets out to analyse the function of humour in the Roman satirists Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. Her starting point is that satire is driven by two motives, which are to a certain extent opposed: to display humour, and to promote a serious moral message. She argues that, while the Roman satirist needs humour for his work's aesthetic merit, his proposed message suffers from the ambivalence that humour brings with it. Her analysis shows that this paradox is not only socio-ideological but also aesthetic, forming the ground for the curious, hybrid nature of Roman satire.
Latin Verse Satire
Author: Paul Allen Miller
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-02
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 1134371950
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A wide variety of texts by the Latin satirists are presented here in a fully loaded resource to provide an innovative reading of satire's relation to Roman ideology. Brimming with notes, commentaries, essays and texts in translation, this book succeeds in its mission to help the student understand the history of Latin's modern scholarly reception. Focusing on the linguistic difficulties and problems of usage, and examining aspects of meter and style necessary for poetry appreciation, the commentary places each selection in its own historical context then using essays and critical excerpt, the genre's most salient features are elucidated to provide a further understanding of its place in history. Extremely student friendly, this stands well both as a companion to Latin Erotic Elegy and in its own right as an invaluable fund of knowledge for any Latin literature scholar.
Alexander Pope and the Traditions of Formal Verse Satire
Author: Howard D. Weinbrot
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2014-07-14
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1400857376
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ranging over the tradition of verse satire from the Roman poets to their seventeenth- and eighteenth-century imitators in England and France, Howard D. Weinbrot challenges the common view of Alexander Pope as a Horatian satirist in a Horatian age. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Satires, and Other Poems
