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The genre of Menippean satire is a form of satire, usually in prose, that is characterized by attacking mental attitudes rather than specific individuals or entities. [1] It has been broadly described as a mixture of allegory , picaresque narrative, and satirical commentary. [ 2 ]
The Satire Ménippée (French pronunciation: [satiʁ menipe]) or La Satyre Ménippée de la vertu du Catholicon d'Espagne was a political and satirical work in prose and verse that mercilessly parodied the Catholic League and Spanish pretensions during the Wars of Religion in France, and championed the idea of an independent but Catholic France.
Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs]), known in English as Juvenal (/ ˈ dʒ uː v ən əl / JOO-vən-əl; c. 55–128), was a Roman poet.He is the author of the collection of satirical poems known as the Satires.
The controversies concerning the surviving texts of the Satires have been extensive and heated. Many manuscripts survive, but only P (the Codex Pithoeanus Montepessulanus), a 9th-century manuscript based on an edition prepared in the 4th century by a pupil of Servius Honoratus, the grammarian, is reasonably reliable.
Little is known about the life of Menippus. He was of Phoenician descent, [1] [2] from the Greek city of Gadara [3] in Coele-Syria. [4] [5] He was originally a slave, [6] in the service of a citizen of Pontus, but in some way obtained his freedom and relocated to Thebes.
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