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The Roman poet and satirist Persius (34–62 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 latter—and the poetry containing  it—harms 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. ** Review “[A] learned and intriguing exploration. . . . Bartsch has a radical and provocative account of what Persius is up to: deliberately making his metaphors both disgusting and incoherent, Persius aims to turn us away from metaphor entirely.” ( Times Literary Supplement ) “In this skilled treatment, Bartsch integrates recent scho

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Author

Bartsch, Shadi;Persius

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226241845

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism