Horace's Satires owe debts of influence to a wide range of genres and authors, including, as this study demonstrates, the moral tradition of Epicureanism. Focusing on the philosopher Philodemus of Gadara, it argues that the central concerns of his work lie at the heart of the poet's criticisms of Roman society and its shortcomings.
Horace's Satires owe debts of influence to a wide range of genres and authors, including, as this study demonstrates, the moral tradition of Epicureanism. Focusing on the philosopher Philodemus of Gadara, it argues that the central concerns of his work lie at the heart of the poet's criticisms of Roman society and its shortcomings.
Sergio Yona is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Missouri and received his PhD in Classical Philology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research interests include the reception of Greek philosophy in Rome, Augustan and Early Christian poetry, and textual criticism, and he has published articles on Plato, Vergil, and Epicureanism in Horace. He lives with his wife and six children in Columbia, MO.
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0: Introduction 1: Philosophical Background to Epicureanism in the Satires Brief Overview of Philosophical Influences Life and Works of Philodemus Epicurus: Economics and Patronage Philodemus: Economics and Patronage Philodemus, Flattery, and Epicurean Frankness Epicurus, Philodemus, and Methodology 2: Epicurean Economic and Social Undertones of Satires 1.1-3 Philodemus and the Epicurean Diatribe Epicurean Economics in Satires 1.1 Epicurean Frankness in Satires 1.1-3 3: Horace's Epicurean Moral Credentials in Satires 1.4 and 1.6 Epicurean Upbringing in Satires 1.4 Horace's Father and Frank Criticism Epicurean Patronage in Satires 1.6 Epicurean Frankness in Satires 1.6 4: Flattery, Patronage, Wealth, and Epicurean Ethics: Satires 1.9, 2.5, and 2.6 Philodemus and the Toady in Satires 1.9 Consultants, Clients, and Captatores in Satires 2.1 and 2.5 Wealth and Philosophical Withdrawal in Satires 2.6 5: Deficient Wealth, Excessive Frankness: Satires 2.2, 2.3, and 2.7 Unusual Economists in Satires 2.2 and 2.3 Ineffectual Frankness in Satires 2.3 and 2.7 Endmatter Bibliography Index
0: Introduction 1: Philosophical Background to Epicureanism in the Satires Brief Overview of Philosophical Influences Life and Works of Philodemus Epicurus: Economics and Patronage Philodemus: Economics and Patronage Philodemus, Flattery, and Epicurean Frankness Epicurus, Philodemus, and Methodology 2: Epicurean Economic and Social Undertones of Satires 1.1-3 Philodemus and the Epicurean Diatribe Epicurean Economics in Satires 1.1 Epicurean Frankness in Satires 1.1-3 3: Horace's Epicurean Moral Credentials in Satires 1.4 and 1.6 Epicurean Upbringing in Satires 1.4 Horace's Father and Frank Criticism Epicurean Patronage in Satires 1.6 Epicurean Frankness in Satires 1.6 4: Flattery, Patronage, Wealth, and Epicurean Ethics: Satires 1.9, 2.5, and 2.6 Philodemus and the Toady in Satires 1.9 Consultants, Clients, and Captatores in Satires 2.1 and 2.5 Wealth and Philosophical Withdrawal in Satires 2.6 5: Deficient Wealth, Excessive Frankness: Satires 2.2, 2.3, and 2.7 Unusual Economists in Satires 2.2 and 2.3 Ineffectual Frankness in Satires 2.3 and 2.7 Endmatter Bibliography Index
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