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- Author: P G Walsh
- Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
- Pages: 286
- ISBN-10: 1853994502
- ISBN-13: 9781853994500
- Format: 14.1 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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The Satyricon of Petronius and the Metamorphoses (or The Golden Ass) of Apuleius are the only novels written at Rome before AD 200 to have survived. The genre is the comic romance, the literature of relaxation in the ancient world. This study defines the genre and sets it in the context of other forms of fiction of the period. It shows that both Petronius and Apuleius introduced important innovations into the traditional comic romance. A critical study of The Satyricon is included, with a separate chapter on Trimalchio's feast, a central comic episode of the book. The Golden Ass is similarly examined, again with special analysis of its centre piece, the story of Cupid and Psyche. The book assesses the later influence of the two novels on the mainstream of European picaresque fiction.
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- Author: P G Walsh
- Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
- Pages: 286
- ISBN-10: 1853994502
- ISBN-13: 9781853994500
- Format: 14.1 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
The Satyricon of Petronius and the Metamorphoses (or The Golden Ass) of Apuleius are the only novels written at Rome before AD 200 to have survived. The genre is the comic romance, the literature of relaxation in the ancient world. This study defines the genre and sets it in the context of other forms of fiction of the period. It shows that both Petronius and Apuleius introduced important innovations into the traditional comic romance. A critical study of The Satyricon is included, with a separate chapter on Trimalchio's feast, a central comic episode of the book. The Golden Ass is similarly examined, again with special analysis of its centre piece, the story of Cupid and Psyche. The book assesses the later influence of the two novels on the mainstream of European picaresque fiction.
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