The ancient novel previously relegated to the margins of literary study has recently taken its place at centre stage petronius satyricon the oldest surviving work of prose fiction is in many respects an arrestingly modern ancient novel but the inclusion within it of thirty short poems and two long ones introduces an alien feature in need of investigation. Petronius the poet verse and literary tradition in the satyricon author catherine m connors published on january 2007 catherine m connors books amazonca. Petronius the poet verse and literary tradition in the satyricon author catherine m connors published on january 2007 on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers petronius the poet verse and literary tradition in the satyricon author catherine m connors published on january. Petronius the poet verse and literary tradition in the satyricon add to my bookmarks export citation type book authors catherine connors date 1998 publisher cambridge university press new york pub place cambridge isbn 10 0521592313 this item appears on list cl1534 roman literature of the empire section reading next petronius the