LT 355 - Petronius and Apuleius

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Prerequisite: LT 104 or equivalent. Close reading of sections of two underground classics, Petronius’ Satyricon and Apuleius’ Metamorphoses. Discussions focus on language, style, and subject matter along with the lure of the demimonde, sociocultural background, antihero, narrative technique, literary parody, and religious echoes. II