Satyricon

Name: Satyricon
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780872205109

ISBN-10: 087220510X

ISBN-13: 9780872205109

Edition: 2000

Authors: Petronius, Sarah Ruden, Sarah Ruden, Sarah Ruden

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Description:

This new Satyricon features not only a lively, new, annotated translation of the text, but also fresh, and accessible commentaries that discuss Petronius' masterpiece in terms of such topics as the identity of Petronius, the transmission of his manuscript, literary influences on the Satyricon, and the distinctive literary form of this work -- as well as such hallmarks 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.

Book details

List price: $13.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 0.35" wide x 8.46" long x 5.47" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Map: The World of the Satyricon


Satyricon



Introducing Encolpius, Ascyltos, and Giton



Quartilla's Orgy



Trimalchio's Dinner Party



Eumpolpus



The Ship of Lichas



Croton


Commentaries



Who Was Petronius Anyway?



What Happened to the Text of the Satyricon?



Roman Oratory



Ancient Views on Sexuality



The Roman Household



Roman Dinner Parties



Roman Religion



Some Literary Influences on the Satyricon



Poetry, Prose, and the Satyricon



Roman Philosophy in the Satyricon


Selected Bibliography