This volume presents a dozen original essays by leading scholars in the fields of the ancient novel, Julio-Claudian culture, and early Roman imperial history, focused on Petronius fragmentary work The Satyricon. The essays move from literary studies to cultural studies to historical studies.
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 scholarsFeatures the first multi-dimensional approach to Satyricon studies by exploring the novel's literary structure, social and historic contexts, and modern receptionSupplemented by illustrations, plot outline, glossary, map, bibliography, and suggestions for further reading
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