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The Hidden Author

An Interpretation of Petronius's Satyricon

The Hidden Author( )
Author: Conte, Gian Biagio
Series title:Sather Classical Lectures
ISBN:978-0-520-20715-8
Publication Date:Mar 1997
Publisher:University of California Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $95.95
Book Description:

The 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...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / Italian
Literary Criticism / Humor
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.68 x 2.42 x 0.2 cm
Book Weight:0.591 Kilograms



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