{"product_id":"selections-from-petronius-the-satyrica","title":"Selections From Petronius The Satyrica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking the reader through the fragmentary text of Petronius''\u003ci\u003e Satyrica \u003c\/i\u003ein a coherent sequence, this book gives a deeper \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunderstanding of the fascinating aesthetic, literary and social issues raised within the text.\u003c\/b\u003e Petronius'' \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e has long been popular with readers of Latin: it is one of the few texts that offers a glimpse into non-elite society in the early Roman imperial period. It is also one of only a handful of ancient novels to survive in any form, and certainly the most racy and controversial. Supported by a detailed contextualising introduction and companion website resources, these selections from the Latin text are carefully annotated for students and a full vocabulary can be found at the end of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe selections in this edition put at centre stage the figure of Eumolpus: poet, storyteller and would-be critic, as well as charlatan, swindler and lecher. He is one of the major characters in what survives of the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica\u003c\/i\u003e; he serves as an internal narrator for many of the longer embedded poems and stories; and he meditates on topics of great interest, not the least being the perceived decline of art, science and culture in the contemporary Graeco-Roman world. In this way,students are introduced to some of the best-known myths and tales of antiquity, including the \u003ci\u003eCapture of Troy\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWidow of Ephesus,\u003c\/i\u003e while affording the opportunity to translate both prose and verse passages, and to consider and evaluate the \u003ci\u003eSatyrica''s\u003c\/i\u003e relationship to the literary tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57200141926782,"sku":"NW9781350341289","price":17.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781350341289.jpg?v=1778542896","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/selections-from-petronius-the-satyrica","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}