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Selections from Petronius, The Satyrica: The Tales of Eumolpus

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By (author): Andrew Zissos Debra Freas

Taking the reader through the fragmentary text of Petronius Satyrica in a coherent sequence, this book gives a deeper understanding of the fascinating aesthetic, literary and social issues raised within the text. Petronius' Satyrica has long been popular with readers of Latin: it is one of the few texts that offers a glimpse into non-elite society in the early Roman imperial period. It is also one of only a handful of ancient novels to survive in any form, and certainly the most racy and controversial. Supported by a detailed contextualising introduction and companion website resources, these selections from the Latin text are carefully annotated for students and a full vocabulary can be found at the end of the book.

The selections in this edition put at centre stage the figure of Eumolpus: poet, storyteller and would-be critic, as well as charlatan, swindler and lecher. He is one of the major characters in what survives of the Satyrica; he serves as an internal narrator for many of the longer embedded poems and stories; and he meditates on topics of great interest, not the least being the perceived decline of art, science and culture in the contemporary Graeco-Roman world. In this way,students are introduced to some of the best-known myths and tales of antiquity, including the Capture of Troy and the Widow of Ephesus, while affording the opportunity to translate both prose and verse passages, and to consider and evaluate the Satyricas relationship to the literary tradition.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Sep 2024
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781350341289

About Andrew ZissosDebra Freas

Andrew Zissos is Professor of Classics at the University of California Irvine USA. He has published commentaries on Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Debra Freas is Visiting Lecturer in Classical Studies at Wellesley College USA. She has published articles on Petronius Satyrica and other Roman authors of the early imperial period.

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