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The Hidden Author: An Interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon (Sather Classical Lectures)
The Hidden Author An Interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon - Sather Classical Lectures
Author: Gian Biagio Conte
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 Biag...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520207158
ISBN-10: 0520207157
Publication Date: 3/15/1997
Pages: 226
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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