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Conte, Gian Biagio

THE HIDDEN AUTHOR An Interpretation of Petronius's Satyricon Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

University of California Press, 1997

52,00 €

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Anno di pubblicazione
1997
Autore
Conte, Gian Biagio
Editori
University of California Press
Soggetto
Parody Latin Literature Fiction & Poetry Satyricon Petronius, Arbiter
Descrizione
Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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Hardcover ISBN 0520207157

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Paperclip indent to first 2 pages. Else book is fine. DJ has very minor shelfwear. ; 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. ; Sather Classical Lectures 60; 224 pages