Cena Trimalchionis

Hardback edition, 233 pages. Published by University press Oxford by Vivian Ridler. Printer to the University. Printed in Great Britain Oxford University press 1975. Taken from inside dust jacket flap. This edition of the "Cena Trimalchionis" is intended primarily for use in universities. The fascinating background of Trimalchio and his friends and their racy conversation are fully annotated, and there is a strong emphasis throughout the commentary own questions of literary interpretation. The text and critical apparatus are based substantially on those of Konrad Muller. In his introduction the editor discusses the relation of the work to various genres of literature, the place of Cena among literary symposia, and the textual tradition. Questions of dating and colloquial speech are treated in the appendices. Martin S Smith is senior lecturer in humanity at the University of St. Andrews.