Description
About the Author
Gildersleeve Professor of Classics, University of Virginia
Reviews
Edward Courtney's A Companion to Petronius fills a significant niche in Petronian studies, offering a concise, readable introduction to the Satyricon which covers major critical issues such as the identity of the author, genre, parody, first-person narrative, symbolism, and the combination of prose and verse, together with a sequential, commentary-style description and discussion of the entire text ... It will be a valuable study and teaching aid. * Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review *
The writer of this book is a distinguished Latinist ... no-one interested in Petronius could fail to be stimulated by the rich ore buried in these dense seams. * JACT Review *
A work which exhibits characteristic clarity. * Greece & Rome *
Courtney has made a number of discoveries that future studies will find tremendously useful. His observations on those Satyrica passages where Homer's Odyssey shines through deserve particular mention. * Journal of Roman Studies *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199245949
Author Edward Courtney
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 327g
Dimensions(mm) 217mm * 139mm * 14mm