{"product_id":"petronius-9781118451373","title":"Petronius","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetronius: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the mysteries of the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica,\u003c\/i\u003e one of the greatest literary works that antiquity has bequeathed to the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a dozen original essays by a team of leading Petronius and Roman history scholars\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the first multi-dimensional approach to \u003ci\u003eSatyricon\u003c\/i\u003e studies by exploring the novel''s literary structure, social and historic contexts, and modern reception\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplemented by illustrations, plot outline, glossary, map, bibliography, and suggestions for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each chapter includes useful discussion of further readings.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Prag and Ian Repath\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Reading the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiall W. Slater\u003c\/i\u003e 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Petronius and Greek Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. R. Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Petronius and the Roman Literary Tradition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCostas Panayotakis\u003c\/i\u003e 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Letting the Page Run On\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoetics, Rhetoric, and Noise in the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria Rimell\u003c\/i\u003e 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Sex in the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutlaws in Literatureland\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Richlin\u003c\/i\u003e 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e and Neronian Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaroline Vout\u003c\/i\u003e 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Freedmen in the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Andreau\u003c\/i\u003e 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Market\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading Petronius to Write Economic History\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoenraad Verboven\u003c\/i\u003e 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 At Home with the Dead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoman Funeral Traditions and Trimalchio's Tomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValerie M. Hope\u003c\/i\u003e 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Freedmen's Cribs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDomestic Vulgarity on the Bay of Naples\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelley Hales\u003c\/i\u003e 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Petronius's \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e and the Novel in English\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Harrison\u003c\/i\u003e 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 \u003ci\u003eFellini-Satyricon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePetronius and Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoanna Paul\u003c\/i\u003e 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003ci\u003elocorum\u003c\/i\u003e 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 244\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406871830871,"sku":"9781118451373","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118451373.jpg?v=1730497399","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/petronius-9781118451373","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}