Petronius: A HandbookISBN: 978-1-4051-5687-5
Hardcover
272 pages
February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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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