Prag, Jonathan R. W.
Petronius: A Handbook
Petronius: A Handbook unravels the mysteries of the Satyrica, one of the greatest literary works that antiquity has bequeathed to the modern world.
- Includes a dozen original essays by a team of leading Petronius and Roman history scholars
- Features the first multi-dimensional approach to Satyricon studies by exploring the novel's literary structure, social and historic contexts, and modern reception
- Supplemented by illustrations, plot outline, glossary, map, bibliography, and suggestions for further reading
Keywords: Petronius, Ancient Novel, Classical Literature, Satyrica, Fellini, Trimalchio, Trimalchio's feast, Julio-Claudian culture, Roman History
- Editor
- Prag, Jonathan R. W.
- Repath, Ian D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2012
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 272 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118556634
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118451373