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The hidden author : an interpretation of Petronius' Satyricon /

"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 Co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Conte, Gian Biagio, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1996.
Colección:Sather classical lectures ; v. 60.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Skeptical Thoughts on Menippean Satire
  • Ch. 6. Realism and Irony.