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.

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• 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

Nyckelord: Petronius, Ancient Novel, Classical Literature, Satyrica, Fellini, Trimalchio, Trimalchio's feast, Julio-Claudian culture, Roman History