The hidden author : an interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon / Gian Biagio Conte ; translated by El...
The hidden author : an interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon / Gian Biagio Conte ; translated by El...
The hidden author : an interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon / Gian Biagio Conte ; translated by Elaine Fantham.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1996.
Call Numbers
N873.01/7
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Hidden Author -- Ch. 2. The Mythomaniac Narrator and the Longing for the Sublime -- Ch. 3. The Deceptiveness of Myth -- Ch. 4. Sex, Food, and Money: Low Themes versus High Scenarios -- Ch. 5. The Quest for a Genre (or Chasing Will o' the Wisps?): Some Skeptica...
Publication information
Publisher
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c1996.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Petronius's Satyricon is famous today primarily for the amazing banquet tale, "Trimalchio's Feast," also celebrated in Fellini's film, Satyricon. But this episode is only one part of the larger picture offered by the work. In The Hidden Author, Professor Conte starts with the structure of the work as a whole, inviting the reader to appreciate the e...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The hidden author : an interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon / Gian Biagio Conte ; translated by Elaine Fantham.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Sather classical lectures ; v. 60.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-214) and indexes.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1996.
Related resource (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N873.01/7
Record Identifier
74VvPGKNA4oy
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvPGKNA4oy
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0520207157 (alk. paper)
9780520207158 (alk. paper)
DDC
873.01
MMS ID
991005633589702626
