Petronius

Petronius Criticism

• Introduction
• Principal Work
• Principal English Translations
• Essays
  • An Ancient Roman Novel
  • The Use of Language as a Means of Characterization in Petronius
  • Petronius: A Study in Ancient Realism
  • The Origin of the Realistic Romance among the Romans
  • Some Sources of Comic Effect in Petronius
  • Petronius and the Greek Romance
  • Petronius and the Comic Romance
  • Philip Schuyler Allen (essay date 1928)
    • Oriental Elements in Petronius
    • The Satiricon of Petronius
    • The Approach to Romanesque Poetry
  • The Date and Authorship of the 'Satyricon'
  • The Satyricon and the Christian Oral Tradition
  • The Satyricon of Petronius: Some Psycho-Analytical Considerations
  • Life a Dream: The Poetry of Petronius
  • Petronius
  • The Humour of Petronius
  • Petronius: Satirist, Moralist, Epicurean, Artist
  • Some Comments on Petronius's Portrayal of Character
  • Petronius as Paradox: Anarchy and Artistic Integrity
  • The Sexual Episodes in the Satyricon
  • Some Observations on the Narrative Technique of Petronius
  • Homosexuality in the Satyricon
  • Character Voices
• Further Reading