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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 ]
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. [1]
The genre is defined by a wide-ranging discussion of society and social mores in dactylic hexameter. [1] The sixth and tenth satires are some of the most renowned works in the collection. Book I: Satires 1–5; Book II: Satire 6; Book III: Satires 7–9; Book IV: Satires 10–12; Book V: Satires 13–16 (Satire 16 is incompletely preserved)
The poem's biting satire obviously overtly attacks Dr. Swift and his writings. It also actively accuses Swift of misogyny and sexism. Swift's poem was highly invasive as it chronicles the unwanted entry of a man into a lady's dressing room where he sees the woman no longer as an elevated goddess, but as a normal human being with normal bodily functions.
There are other links also between the poems, for example, the name Fabius occurs in 1.14 and 2.124; the name Tigellius in 2.3 and 3.4; Maecenas is addressed in 1.1. and 3.64; and Crispinus is mentioned in 1.120 and 3.139, linking up 1, 2, and 3. [12] Book 2 is constructed on a different plan. In this book, in poems 1 and 5 a famous figure ...
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.
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 authenticity of these lines (which contain the famous quis custodiet passage above) has been debated, [2] although in the opinion of one scholar, they are "fully worthy of Juvenal". [3] In most modern texts the 34 lines are usually printed after line 345. There is a partial duplication between O30-O34 and 346–348.