This volume, published in 1968, was the first critical study of Persius in English. This new edition offers a close reading within the framework of criticism which led classics in the 1960s. Cynthia Dessen emphasizes the distinction between persona and poet and argues that Persius's satires, far from being "difficult" are unified and comprehensible through their controlling metaphors, their dominant imagery and word-repetition.
| ISBN: | 9781853994876 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1998 |
| Author: | Cynthia S Dessen, Kenneth J Reckford |
| Publisher: | Bristol Classical Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 130 pages |
| Series: | Bristol Classical Paperbacks |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: poetry and poets |