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Persius : A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural by Shadi Bartsch is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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, his __Satires__ 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.

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Author

Shadi Bartsch

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226241982

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Poetry, Language Learning, Literary Fiction