{"product_id":"petronius-a-handbook-paperback-softback-9781118451373","title":"Petronius; A Handbook (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118451373","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePetronius\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Handbook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The editors have astutely chosen knowledgeable contributors capable of presenting complex material in an engaging manner to students and the educated public.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerald Sandy, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of British Columbia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This new handbook skillfully guides the reader through the literary and the real into the afterlife of Petronius's multifaceted masterpiece. The result is an unprecedented success in synthetic interpretation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Bodel, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan R. W. Prag (Edited by), Ian D. Repath (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118451373, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm, 0.349 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each chapter includes useful discussion of further readings.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a dozen original essays by a team of leading Petronius and Roman history scholars\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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplemented by illustrations, plot outline, glossary, map, bibliography, and suggestions for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501088239896,"sku":"9781118451373","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118451373.jpg?v=1786209263","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/petronius-a-handbook-paperback-softback-9781118451373","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}