The Satyrica of Petronius, one of the fictional key texts in ancient literature, have been the focus of international research since the 1960s. It is all the more surprising, therefore, that modern commentators have only concentrated on the central part of the work, the famous Cena Trimalchionis . This defect is now remedied with Habermehl's commentary on the especially neglected second half of the work (a second volume, on Sat. 111'141, is scheduled to follow in about two years' time). The commentary provides the reader with all the necessary apparatus for understanding the language, the factual elements and the action of the text. In addition, it includes critical discussion of the novel as an exemplar, and thus renders a contribution of fundamental importance to the interpretation of the Satyrica in their entirety, which are still the subject of much controversy.

Autorentext

Peter Habermehl, Freie Universität Berlin & Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.

Klappentext

The Satyrica of Petronius, one of the fictional key texts in ancient literature, have been the focus of international research since the 1960s. It is all the more surprising, therefore, that modern commentators have only concentrated on the central part of the work, the famous Cena Trimalchionis. This defect is now remedied with Habermehl's commentary on the especially neglected second half of the work (a second volume, on Sat. 111'141, is scheduled to follow in about two years' time). The commentary provides the reader with all the necessary apparatus for understanding the language, the factual elements and the action of the text. In addition, it includes critical discussion of the novel as an exemplar, and thus renders a contribution of fundamental importance to the interpretation of the Satyrica in their entirety, which are still the subject of much controversy.

Zusammenfassung

Petrons Satyrica, einer der maßgeblichen fiktiven Texte der antiken Literatur, stehen seit den sechziger Jahren im Brennpunkt der internationalen Forschung. Umso erstaunlicher, dass dieser Text bislang nur in seiner zentralen Partie, der berühmten Cena Trimalchionis, in moderner Kommentierung erschlossen ist. Diesem Missstand schafft der hier vorgelegte Kommentar für die besonders vernachlässigte zweite Werkhälfte Abhilfe (Band 2, zu Sat . 111-141, wird voraussichtlich in zwei Jahren folgen). Er gibt dem Leser alles an die Hand, was zum Verständnis der Sprache, der Realien und der Handlung dienen kann. Darüber hinaus arbeitet er die wissenschaftliche Diskussion des Romans exemplarisch auf, und leistet so einen grundlegenden Beitrag zu der nach wie vor umstrittenen Deutung der Satyrica insgesamt.