Persius - 9780226241845
Un libro in lingua di Shadi Bartsch edito da Univ of Chicago Pr, 2015
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The Roman poet and satirist Persius (3462 CE) was unique among his peers for lampooning literary and social conventions from a distinctly Stoic point of view. A curious amalgam of mocking wit and philosophy, hisSatires are rife with violent metaphors and unpleasant imagery and show little concern for the reader’s enjoyment or understanding.
In Persius, Shadi Bartsch explores this Stoic framework and argues that Persius sets his own bizarre metaphors of food, digestion, and sexuality against more appealing imagery to show that the latterand the poetry containing itharms rather than helps its audience. Ultimately, he encourages us to abandon metaphor altogether in favor of the non-emotive abstract truths of Stoic philosophy, to live in a world where neither alluring poetry, nor rich food, nor sexual charm play a role in philosophical teaching.
In Persius, Shadi Bartsch explores this Stoic framework and argues that Persius sets his own bizarre metaphors of food, digestion, and sexuality against more appealing imagery to show that the latterand the poetry containing itharms rather than helps its audience. Ultimately, he encourages us to abandon metaphor altogether in favor of the non-emotive abstract truths of Stoic philosophy, to live in a world where neither alluring poetry, nor rich food, nor sexual charm play a role in philosophical teaching.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Persius
- Sottotitolo: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Shadi Bartsch
- Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Collana: Univ of Chicago Pr (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 23 Marzo '15
- Genere: LITERARY CRITICISM
- Argomenti : Food in literature Satire, Latin History and criticism Satire, Latin Themes, motives
- Pagine: 260
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 152 x 0
- EAN-13: 9780226241845