The Vulnerable Body
The Vulnerable Body
Satire’s Bodies: Horace
(II)
•
‘
This satire itself requires
the immoral body as the
fons
et origo
of its own speech’
Gunderson ‘The libidinal rhetoric of
satire’ in Freudenburg (ed.)
The
Cambridge Companion to Roman
Satire
, p227
Horace’s ‘split
personality’
Decorous, pure, tight-lipped
yet also
dirty,
unruly,
blemished
,
myopic
The Veteran (
sat
.1.1.4-
7)
•
Q:
How does a notion of
universal, undeniable
vulnerability help Horace vaunt
his status as a poet?
The filthy mouth (
os
impurum
):
can the son of a
libertus
get away with it better?
I’ll give her any name I
choose. Pretentious,
moi
?
The vulnerable
slave-girl
,
again
Satire 1.4, vv.105ff
•
How does Horace write a new
genealogy for Roman verse satire
here?
Satire 1.4
•
What counts is not social
pedigree but rather ‘an
aristocracy of virtue in which
bodily correctness and the
management of physical
appetites go hand in hand with
moral and intellectual
training’
Thomas Habinek, ‘Satire
as aristocratic play’ in
Freudenburg ed.
Delve into Horace's satirical exploration of the human body, its vulnerabilities, and complexities. Unveil the intricate relationship between morality, creativity, and societal critiques reflected in Roman satire through Horace's distinctive style.
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The Vulnerable Body Satire s Bodies: Horace (II)
This satire itself requires the immoral body as the fons et origo of its own speech Gunderson The libidinal rhetoric of satire in Freudenburg (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Roman Satire, p227
Horaces split personality Decorous, pure, tight-lipped yet also dirty, unruly, blemished, myopic
Q: How does a notion of universal, undeniable vulnerability help Horace vaunt his status as a poet?
The filthy mouth (os impurum): can the son of a libertus get away with it better?
Ill give her any name I choose. Pretentious, moi?
Satire 1.4, vv.105ff How does Horace write a new genealogy for Roman verse satire here?
Satire 1.4 What counts is not social pedigree but rather an aristocracy of virtue in which bodily correctness and the management of physical appetites go hand in hand with moral and intellectual training Thomas Habinek, Satire as aristocratic play in Freudenburg ed.
