Study Guide to Satyricon by Petronius (Bright Notes)

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation essay and test prep for Petronius Satyricon a once hardly-known work that has become one of the most popular and certainly one of the most influential books of our time. As a collection of prose and passages of first-century A.D. Rome Satyricon continues to inspire avant-garde novelists film-makers playwrights and poets. Moreover Pentronius provides an early written text that includes literary techniques such as burlesque epics romance and elements of picaresque novels. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Pentronius classic work helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature exploring characters critical commentary historical background plots and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.