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The Hidden Author - An Interpretation of Petronius's Satyricon (Hardcover)
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The Hidden Author - An Interpretation of Petronius's Satyricon (Hardcover)
Series: Sather Classical Lectures, 60
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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
with a significant, original theoretical model.
At the heart of his interpretation, Conte reveals the technique of
the "hidden author" that Petronius employs at the expense of his
characters, in particular the teller of the story, Enclopius. By
remaining hidden outside the narrative, Petronius invites the
reader to smile at the "folies de grandeur" that occur in a culture
of scholars and declaimers. Yet as Conte shows, behind the parody
and inexhaustible humor of the Satyricon lies an unexpectedly
serious lament. For those familiar with the Satyricon, as well as
for new readers, Conte's book will be a reliable, enjoyable guide
to the wonders the "Satyricon" contains.
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