The Cambridge Companion To Roman Satire

European, US, and Australian scholars provide a guidebook to the various regions, topographical contours, and final frontier of the genre for readers embarking on an expedition into it, especially those who do not know the language. They cover satire as literature and as social discourse, and the influence of Roman satire in English literature. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)