A Bibliography of Petronius
Author: Gareth L. Schmeling
Publisher: Brill Archive
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9789004047532
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Petronius
Author: Jonathan R. W. Prag
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-12-21
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1118556631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPetronius: 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
The Hidden Author
Author: Gian Biagio Conte
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-12-22
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 0520918509
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Satyricon of Petronius, a comic novel written in the first century A.D., is famous today primarily for its amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast." But this episode is only one part of the larger picture of life during Nero's rule presented in the work. In this accessible discussion of Petronius's masterful use of parody, Gian Biagio Conte offers an interpretation of the Satyricon as a whole. He combines the scholarly precision of close reading with a significant, original theoretical model. At the heart of his interpretation, Conte reveals the technique of the "hidden author" that Petronius employs at the expense of his characters, in particular the teller of the story, Enclopius. By remaining hidden outside the narrative, Petronius invites the reader to smile at the folies de grandeur that occur in a culture of scholars and declaimers. Yet as Conte shows, behind the parody and inexhaustible humor of the Satyricon lies an unexpectedly serious lament. For those familiar with the Satyricon, as well as for new readers, Conte's book will be a reliable, enjoyable guide to the wonders the Satyricon contains.
A Companion to Petronius
Author: Edward Courtney
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780199245529
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first modern commentary on Petronius' Satyrica. It begins with basic background information, then surveys each episode in order that leading themes emerge. Finally, it gives an overview of Petronius' use of literary allusion and symbolism, and of his treatment of sex. All Latin and Greek quotations have been translated so that this volume may benefit both students of classical and comparative literature.
Theatrum Arbitri
Author: C. Panayotakis
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-07-17
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 900432951X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTheatrum Arbitri is a literary study dealing with the possible influence of Roman comic drama (comedies of Plautus and Terence, theatre of the Greek and Roman mimes, and fabula Atellana) on the surviving fragments of Petronius' Satyrica. The theatrical assessment of this novel is carried out at the levels of plot-construction, characterization, language, and reading of the text as if it were the narrative equivalent of a farcical staged piece with the theatrical structure of a play produced before an audience. The analysis follows the order of each of the scenes in the novel. The reader will also find a brief general commentary on the less discussed scenes of the Satyrica, and a comprehensive account of the theatre of the mimes and its main features.
A Commentary on The Satyrica of Petronius
Author: Gareth Schmeling
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2011-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780199567713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Satyrica is a thrilling piece of literature credited to Petronius and written under the Roman emperor Nero. Schmeling's commentary offers readers an insightful analysis of this historically important text through philological, linguistic, historical, and narratological discussions, while highlighting issues surrounding its authorship.
The Date and Author of the Satyricon
Author: Kenneth F. C. Rose
Publisher: Brill Archive
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Empire of the Self
Author: Christopher Star
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2012-12-01
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1421407264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristopher Star uncovers significant points of contact between Seneca and Petronius, two important Roman writers long thought to be antagonists. In The Empire of the Self, Christopher Star studies the question of how political reality affects the concepts of body, soul, and self. Star argues that during the early Roman Empire the establishment of autocracy and the development of a universal ideal of individual autonomy were mutually enhancing phenomena. The Stoic ideal of individual empire or complete self-command is a major theme of Seneca’s philosophical works. The problematic consequences of this ideal are explored in Seneca’s dramatic and satirical works, as well as in the novel of his contemporary Petronius. Star examines the rhetorical links between these diverse texts. He also demonstrates a significant point of contact between two writers generally thought to be antagonists—the idea that imperial speech structures reveal the self.
A Bibliography of Philology & Ancient Literature. Being the Sections Relating to Those Subjects in The Best Books and The Reader's Guide
Author: William Swan Stallybrass (formerly Sonnenschein.)
Publisher:
Published: 1897
Total Pages: 402
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Language of the Freedmen in Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis
Author: B. Boyce
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-07-17
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9004329137
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRealistic representation of the speech of the lower classes in ancient literature is largely confined to the comic genres, and Petronius' realism in this area is more thorough-going than that of any other ancient author. A vast scholarly literature has grown up around the question of how faithfully the speeches of Petronius' freedmen reflect characteristics of actual popular speech; this literature is reviewed and evaluated. A survey of the phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic peculiarities in these speeches is then undertaken, in which they are compared with other 'vulgar' Latin sources such as the Pompeian inscriptions; Petronius is in fact one of our most important early sources for the study of popular Latin. The way in which Petronius used specific varieties of non-standard Latin to characterize different freedmen speakers is explored: Petronius has subtly modulated his freedmen's speeches to reflect differing emotional states and the different attitudes of the speakers toward their social position. The present study is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject undertaken in over forty years in any language and the only one in English.
