Inventing the Novel: Bakhtin and Petronius Face to Face

by R. Bracht Branham

Inventing the Novel uses the work of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) to explore the ancient origins of the modern novel. The analysis focuses on one of the most elusive works of classical antiquity, the Satyrica, written by Nero's courtier, Petronius Arbiter (whose singular suicide, described by Tacitus, is as famous as his novel). Petronius was the most lauded ancient novelist of the twentieth century and the Satyrica served as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198841264
• ISBN13: 9780198841265
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"