102:. Ulysses is concerned that he will have no wealth once he returns to Ithaca because the suitors will have squandered the contents of his storehouses. Stating bluntly that breeding and character are meaningless without wealth, he asks Tiresias for any suggestions on how to rebuild his prosperity. Tiresias suggests that Ulysses try his hand at legacy hunting, and gives examples of characters through history that have ingratiated themselves with the affluent in order to be named as benefactors in their will. Despite Ulyssesâ skepticism, Tiresias asserts the plan's merit and provides examples of how to curry favor.
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Horace diverges from classical portrayals of
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The structure of the poem places the majority of focus on section C, especially the story of Nasica and
Coranus. The poem draws from the imagery of hunting, referring to the legacy-seeker as adept with snares and to his prey as an unwary tunny fish. Most importantly, in the poem ânothing suggests
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Horaceâs characterization of
Tiresias is strikingly different from other authors. Instead of portraying him as a great prophet, Horace characterizes him as a shady figure, quick to reveal the secret to making money. With this, the characterization of Tiresias creates a moral tension between the
152:.â. The analogies in the text are similarly graphic, as in the story of the over-insistent heir in Thebes who was required by the will of his benefactor to carry her oil-soaked slippery carcass on his shoulders during the funeral procession.
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paragon prophet so highly respected in ancient literature and the shady truth-teller that reveals the inner workings of legacy hunting. It is from this tension that the satirical nature of the work is derived.
162:, a poet of the 1st century AD. Juvenalâs poems focus on the perversions of man and hint at Manâs loss of âhis highest potentialitiesâ. Many scholars acknowledge this cynicism in
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82:Satire Book II, Satire V
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44:Johann Heinrich FĂźssli
342:The Satires of Horace
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111:A. 1-22 Introduction
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26:during the
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505:Quotations
226:References
164:Satire 2.5
156:Satire 2.5
94:underworld
40:watercolor
381:Works by
80:Horace's
481:Epistles
204:Penelope
198:Penelope
189:Tiresias
139:captator
128:Analysis
90:Tiresias
24:Odysseus
565:Related
398:Satires
176:Ulysses
160:Juvenal
99:Odyssey
86:Ulysses
52:Satires
35:Odyssey
513:Ab ovo
410:Epodes
390:Poetry
383:Horace
60:Horace
29:nekyia
183:xenia
135:senex
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450:2.14
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