Menippus
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Menippus was an ancient Cynic philosopher and satirist, best known for pioneering the mixed prose-and-verse satirical genre later called Menippean satire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menippus canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cynic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ classical antiquity figure ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ |
| describedIn | writings of Diogenes Laertius ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| genre |
Menippean satire
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satire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lucian of Samosata
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surface form:
Lucian
Varro ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
Roman satire
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later European Menippean satire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Menippean satire
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pioneering mixed prose-and-verse satire ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | eponym of Menippean satire ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prosimetrum ⓘ |
| movement | Cynic philosophy ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of satire to criticize philosophical pretension ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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satirist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
ethical criticism
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mockery of intellectual arrogance ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cynicism ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
combination of prose and verse
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parodic treatment of serious themes ⓘ |
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