Petronius: A Handbook

Jonathan R. W. Prag (Editor), Ian D. Repath (Editor)

ISBN: 978-1-118-45137-3

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272 pages

January 2013, Wiley-Blackwell

US $39.95

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Petronius: 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