This is the first modern commentary on Petronius' Satyrica. It begins with basic background information, then surveys each episode in order that leading themes

The Satyrica is a thrilling piece of literature credited to Petronius and written under the Roman emperor Nero. Schmeling's commentary offers readers an insight

In the foreground of Petronius's work can be seen the follies and excesses of the Rome of Nero's time; in the background, the outlines of the intellectual life

The Greek and Roman novels of Petronius, Apuleius, Longus, Heliodorus and others have been cherished for millennia, but never more so than now. The Cambridge Co

Courtney presents an overall interpretation of Petronius' Satyrica. He begins with basic background information, then surveys each episode in order that leading