{"product_id":"selections-from-petronius-the-satyrica-debra-freas-9781350341289","title":"Selections from Petronius, the Satyrica: The Tales of Eumolpus","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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Debra Freas, Andrew Zissos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350341282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350341289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.43w x 1.00d","brand":"Debra Freas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46233309577471,"sku":"9781350341289","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e5355b9-bd03-4098-871a-90e40aabe676.jpg?v=1728992656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selections-from-petronius-the-satyrica-debra-freas-9781350341289","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}