{"product_id":"the-arena-of-satire-9780806151564","title":"The Arena of Satire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first comprehensive reading of Juvenal's satires in more than fifty years, David H.J. Larmour deftly revises and sharpens our understanding of the second-century Roman writer who stands as the archetype for all later practitioners of the satirist's art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sophisticated and beautifully written work offers a masterful reading of Juvenal and his world. In \u003ci\u003eThe Arena of Satire\u003c\/i\u003e, Larmour visits and revisits the forking paths of the Roman labyrinth that Juvenal constructs.\"\" - Charles Platter, coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePlato's \u003c\/i\u003eApology of Socrates: \u003ci\u003eA Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Each chapter connects logically to its successor advancing Larmour's analytical program through a meticulous dissection of the entirety of Juvenal's literary corpus. This appealing volume will certainly generate engaging scholarly conversation. Highly recommended.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Engagingly written and offering many perceptive readings of Juvenal's excessive oeuvre. . . .\u003ci\u003eThe Arena of Satire\u003c\/i\u003e repays close attention.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eNew England Classical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\". . . .a sensitive study of Roman satire by a major critic in the field. . . . For those who like to loiter in Roman satire and afterlife, it will be a stimulating companion.\"\" - Journal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"David Larmour's . . . .new book reflects careful organization of well-percolated ideas and synthesis of much scholarship and theory.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Classical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\". . . .a stimulating, thought-provoking book. . . .Juvenalian scholars will find much. . . .to stir their interest.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195222290775,"sku":"9780806151564","price":26.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-arena-of-satire-9780806151564","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}