For Wednesday, January 27, please do the following:
(1) Read G. B. Conte's chapter on Lucilius, the founding father of Roman satire. Note anything that resonates with you in light of today's discussion on poetics and satire, so we can discuss it in class. This chapter will also pave the way for part (2).
(2) With help from the facing translations, review the Latin fragments of Lucilius' third book, the journey to Sicily. As you proceed try to answer the following questions:
- Is this a record of a journey already made? An anticipation of a journey?
- Who is/are the travelers?
- What seems to have happened (or will happen) along the way?
- Which of Lucilius' verses strike you as especially poetic?
- Which strike you as especially satiric?
- Based on how Lucilius' text is presented, what are fragments? What are the conventions for printing and arranging them?
- Why, in general, do other authors quote from Lucilius?
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