Satyricon
For this edition Professor Sullivan has updated his translation and his invaluable literary and historical introductions in the light of the latest research; he has also included all Petronius' surviving verse.
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Satyricon
For this edition Professor Sullivan has updated his translation and his invaluable literary and historical introductions in the light of the latest research; he has also included all Petronius' surviving verse.
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Satyricon

Satyricon

by Petronius Arbiter
Satyricon

Satyricon

by Petronius Arbiter

Overview

For this edition Professor Sullivan has updated his translation and his invaluable literary and historical introductions in the light of the latest research; he has also included all Petronius' surviving verse.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783843069137
Publisher: Contumax
Publication date: 02/11/2011
Pages: 148
Product dimensions: 7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.32(d)
Language: German

Table of Contents

Prefacevii
Map: The World of the Satyriconx
Satyricon1
Part 1Introducing Encolpius, Ascyltos, and Giton1
Part 2Quartilla's Orgy11
Part 3Trimalchio's Dinner Party18
Part 4Eumpolpus61
Part 5The Ship of Lichas79
Part 6Croton94
Commentaries129
1Who Was Petronius Anyway?129
2What Happened to the Text of the Satyricon?133
3Roman Oratory139
4Ancient Views on Sexuality144
5The Roman Household150
6Roman Dinner Parties163
7Roman Religion168
8Some Literary Influences on the Satyricon173
9Poetry, Prose, and the Satyricon180
10Roman Philosophy in the Satyricon185
Selected Bibliography191
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