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050 04 $aPA6559$b.S36 2011
100 1 $aSchmeling, Gareth L.
245 12 $aA commentary on the Satyrica of Petronius /$cby Gareth Schmeling, with the collaboration of Aldo Setaioli.
260 $aOxford;$aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$cc2011.
300 $axlix, 681 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p.[551]-594) and indexes.
520 $a"The Satyrica is a thrilling piece of literature, and rare example of the Roman novel, credited to Gaius Petronius which is as modern today as the time it was written under the Roman emperor Nero. This is the first comprehensive commentary on the whole of Petronius' Satyrica, and is 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 The Satyrica's unique nature as a historical document from the ancient world has meant that it has been vigorously studied by social historians as it provides an insightful look into the lives of ordinary Roman people, such as the story of Trimalchio the Roman businessman, as well as enacting the evolution of Latin into the various Romantic languages as we know them today. Petronius puts into the mouth of each of his characters a unique 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 an insightful analysis of this historically important text through philological, linguistic, historical, and narratological discussions, while highlighting past doubts on Petronius' authorship of the Satyrica."--Publisher's website.
505 0 $aAuthor and Date of the Satyrica -- Testimonia and Manuscripts -- Reconstruction of the Satyrica -- A Hypothetical Schematic Reconstruction -- Language and Style in the Satyrica -- Genre of the Satyrica -- Poems in the Satyrica -- Epic in the Satyrica -- Bibliographies of the Satyrica -- Lector Intende.
600 00 $aPetronius Arbiter.$tSatyricon.
650 0 $aLatin literature$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aLatin literature$xHistory and criticism.
700 1 $aSetaioli, Aldo.$4clb
700 1 $aSetaioli, Aldo.
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