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Figuring Genre in Roman Satire

Download or Read eBook Figuring Genre in Roman Satire PDF written by Catherine Keane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Figuring Genre in Roman Satire
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ISBN-10 : 9780195183306
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Book Synopsis Figuring Genre in Roman Satire by : Catherine Keane

Book excerpt: In these roles the satirist conducts penetrating analyses of Rome's definitive social practices "from the inside." Satire's reputation as the quintessential Roman genre is thus even more justified than previously recognized."--BOOK JACKET.


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