{"product_id":"persius-shadi-bartsch-9780226241845","title":"Persius: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural","description":"The Roman poet and satirist Persius (34-62 CE) was unique among his peers for lampooning literary and social conventions from a distinctly Stoic point of view. A curious amalgam of mocking wit and philosophy, his \u003ci\u003eSatires\u003c\/i\u003e are rife with violent metaphors and unpleasant imagery and show little concern for the reader's enjoyment or understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePersius\u003c\/i\u003e, Shadi Bartsch explores this Stoic framework and argues that Persius sets his own bizarre metaphors of food, digestion, and sexuality against more appealing imagery to show that the latter--and the poetry containing it--harms rather than helps its audience. Ultimately, he encourages us to abandon metaphor altogether in favor of the non-emotive abstract truths of Stoic philosophy, to live in a world where neither alluring poetry, nor rich food, nor sexual charm play a role in philosophical teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shadi Bartsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022624184X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226241845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015","brand":"Shadi Bartsch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086397878527,"sku":"9780226241845","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08106958-ea3b-4eff-82ab-3ab0a5d6760f.jpg?v=1769094449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/persius-shadi-bartsch-9780226241845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}