Gildersleeve Professor of Classics, University of Virginia

Edward Courtney's A Companion to Petronius fills a significant niche in Petronian studies, offering a concise, readable introduction to the Satyricon which covers major critical issues such as the identity of the author, genre, parody, first-person narrative, symbolism, and the combination of prose and verse, together with a sequential, commentary-style description and discussion of the entire text ... It will be a valuable study and teaching aid.

Gildersleeve Professor of Classics, University of Virginia

Edward Courtney's A Companion to Petronius fills a significant niche in Petronian studies, offering a concise, readable introduction to the Satyricon which covers major critical issues such as the identity of the author, genre, parody, first-person narrative, symbolism, and the combination of prose and verse, together with a sequential, commentary-style description and discussion of the entire text ... It will be a valuable study and teaching aid.