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A Commentary on The Satyrica of Petronius (Hardcover)
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A Commentary on The Satyrica of Petronius (Hardcover)
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The Satyrica is a thrilling piece of literature and rare example of
the Roman novel, credited to Titus Petronius. It is as modern today
as in the time when it was written under the Roman emperor Nero.
This is the first comprehensive commentary on the whole of
Petronius' Satyrica, and an attempt to unify and comprehend, as
much as possible, the fragmentary text by looking carefully at the
bits and pieces which have survived. The Satyrica's unique nature
as a historical document from the ancient world has meant that it
has been studied vigorously by social historians; it provides rare
insights into the lives of ordinary Roman people, such as the
narrative about Trimalchio the Roman businessman, as well as
documenting the evolution of Latin into the various Romance
languages as we know them today. Petronius puts into the mouth of
each of his characters a distinctive and socially defining level of
Latin, so that the world of the Satyrica is populated not by
characters who speak a kind of Latin which made Latin a dead
language, but by flesh and blood people who have made Latin live
until today. Schmeling's commentary offers readers a comprehensive
analysis of this historically important text through philological,
linguistic, historical, and narratological discussions, while
highlighting past doubts on Petronius' authorship of the Satyrica.
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