The Hidden Author: An Interpretation of Petronius's Satyricon Volume 60

by 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 Biagio Conte offers an interpretation of the Satyricon as a whole. He combines the scholarly precision of close reading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520207157
• ISBN13: 9780520207158
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"