| 单词 | juvenalian satire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJuvenalian satire Juvenalian satire n. any of the sixteen poems comprising Juvenal's Satires, or a poem resembling these; (as a mass noun) the style of satire associated with Juvenal, characterized by bitter, scathing humour and a morally indignant tone (opposed to Horatian satire n. at Horatian adj. and n. Additions). ΚΠ 1786 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 959/2 If my opinion were to be asked concerning the efficacy of the Horatian or Juvenalian satire, I should not hesitate to give my vote in favour of the former. 1789 T. Holcroft tr. Marquis d'Argens Let. in Posthumous Wks. Frederic II X. 190 I would write an Horatian ode to return you thanks, and a Juvenalian satire against the tardy maker. 1832 Encycl. Americana XI. 348/1 Timon, of all the works of Shakspeare, has most the character of satire, laughing satire.., and Juvenalian satire, in the bitterness and imprecations of Timon against the ingratitude of a false world. 1907 Bookman Apr. 12/2 His earliest literary exercises were Juvenalian satires, a strange literary fashion of which Donne was the pioneer. 1986 Phoenix 40 71 I hope that my study of the 15th [Satire] will suggest the possibility that other Juvenalian Satires may also be dramatic monologues. 2012 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 7 Aug. (Arts section) 13 The play hovers uncertainly between lacerating Juvenalian satire and suburban horror. < as lemmas |
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