This new Satyricon features not only a lively, new, annotated translation of the text, but fresh and accessible commentaries that discuss Petronius' masterpiece in terms of such topics as the identity of the author, the transmission of his manuscript, literary influences on the Satyricon, and the distinctive literary form of this work-as well as such features of Roman life as oratory, sexual practices, households, dinner parties, religion, and philosophy. It offers, in short, a remarkably informative and engaging account of major aspects of Imperial Roman culture as seen through the prism of our first extant novel.
| ISBN: | 9780872205109 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2000 |
| Author: | Petronius Arbiter, Sarah Ruden |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 193 pages |
| Series: | Hackett Classics |
| Genres: |
European history: the Romans |
This new Satyricon features not only a lively, new, annotated translation of the text, but fresh and accessible commentaries that discuss Petronius' masterpiece in terms of such topics as the identity of the author, the transmission of his manuscript, literary influences on the Satyricon, and the distinctive literary form of this work-as well as such features of Roman life as oratory, sexual practices, households, dinner parties, religion, and philosophy. It offers, in short, a remarkably informative and engaging account of major aspects of Imperial Roman culture as seen through the prism of our first extant novel.
Satyricon features in the following genres: European history: the Romans
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Satyricon was written by Petronius Arbiter, Sarah Ruden and published by Hackett Publishing Company an imprint of Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Satyricon has 193 pages
Yes it is part of Hackett Classics series
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