<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->JUVENAL Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, satirical anti-Semitic poet
active in the first century C.E. He coined the well-known expression
"bread and circuses" to describe how the emperors would please the
populace. (Appendix p 341)
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Transformation of theory into narrative is the first indication of normative thought process:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Keane, Catherine.
<b>Philosophy into Satire: The Program of Juvenal's Fifth Book
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Philosophy into Satire: The Program of Juvenal's Fifth Book Catherine Keane Washington University in St. Louis ckeane@wustl.edu Abstract The Satires of Juvenal's fifth book constitute an important chapter in the satiric genre's dialogue with philosophy. The parodic consolatio (Satire 13) introduces a cynical and erudite satiric speaker who manipulates conventions to create a virtual dramatic exchange. An examination of the rhetorical structure and philosophical influences in the remaining poems, which are less often discussed, reveals a consistent program. <b>Satires 14-16 all have "plots" derived from specific texts or themes of philosophical literature: i</b>n each case, Juvenal exploits a conflict or ambiguity in his sources to spin a satiric narrative. The scholarly literature on Juvenal's Satires is disproportionately concentrated around the "angry" Books 1 and 2 (Satires 1-6). These poems certainly contain Juvenal's most explicit programmatic commentary, and they introduce revolutionary changes to the poetics and politics of the satiric genre.^1<b> Meanwhile, the third, fourth, and fifth books (Satires 7-16) have been read as extended illustrations of Juvenal's changing rhetorical style: having abandoned the angry mode, the poet experiments with irony, detachment, and cynicism in succession.</b>^2 This rhetorical approach to interpretation has established that the individual books exhibit distinct personae, but our understanding of Juvenal's evolving approach to satiric composition is still limited. Braund's detailed study of persona and allusion in Book 3 has not prompted similar investigations of Books 4 and 5, which have been described both as diffuse...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
active in the first century C.E. He coined the well-known expression
"bread and circuses" to describe how the emperors would please the
populace. (Appendix p 341)
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Transformation of theory into narrative is the first indication of normative thought process:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Keane, Catherine.
<b>Philosophy into Satire: The Program of Juvenal's Fifth Book
</b>
link
Philosophy into Satire: The Program of Juvenal's Fifth Book Catherine Keane Washington University in St. Louis ckeane@wustl.edu Abstract The Satires of Juvenal's fifth book constitute an important chapter in the satiric genre's dialogue with philosophy. The parodic consolatio (Satire 13) introduces a cynical and erudite satiric speaker who manipulates conventions to create a virtual dramatic exchange. An examination of the rhetorical structure and philosophical influences in the remaining poems, which are less often discussed, reveals a consistent program. <b>Satires 14-16 all have "plots" derived from specific texts or themes of philosophical literature: i</b>n each case, Juvenal exploits a conflict or ambiguity in his sources to spin a satiric narrative. The scholarly literature on Juvenal's Satires is disproportionately concentrated around the "angry" Books 1 and 2 (Satires 1-6). These poems certainly contain Juvenal's most explicit programmatic commentary, and they introduce revolutionary changes to the poetics and politics of the satiric genre.^1<b> Meanwhile, the third, fourth, and fifth books (Satires 7-16) have been read as extended illustrations of Juvenal's changing rhetorical style: having abandoned the angry mode, the poet experiments with irony, detachment, and cynicism in succession.</b>^2 This rhetorical approach to interpretation has established that the individual books exhibit distinct personae, but our understanding of Juvenal's evolving approach to satiric composition is still limited. Braund's detailed study of persona and allusion in Book 3 has not prompted similar investigations of Books 4 and 5, which have been described both as diffuse...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->