Present concepts of parody and ancient concepts of are discussed and defined (Chapters 1-2). The use of parody by Lucilius, Horace and Persius is discussed in Chapters 3, 4, and 5 respectively, and trends in parody, as well as the possible influence of the earlier satirists on the later satirists, are outlined. In Chapters 6-3 Juvenal’s use of parody is scrutinised at length, and possible influences upon his treatment of parody are enumerated. In the concluding chapter (9) Juvenal’s debt to and areas of superiority over his predecessors are summed up. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/26349 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Gregg, William |
| Contributors | Shepherd, D. M., Classics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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