A Companion to Petronius
Edward Courtney
This 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.
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Project Sponsored By: Oxford University Press, USA
End Date: 2/6/2002
Keywords: dramatic time, serious novel, final polish, Achilles Tatius, Xenophon of Ephesus, Musa Lapidaria, Dio Cass, The Feast of Trimalchio, Plato's Symposion, Civil War
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