An Analysis of the Classical Symosium in Three Texts

Date of Award

2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Rohrbacher, David

Keywords

Symposium, Plato, Xenophon, Arbiter, Petronius, Satyrica, Cena Trimalchionis, Greek, Roman, Classics, Symosion

Area of Concentration

Classics

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the classical symposium in three works, Plato's Symposium, Xenophon's Symposium, and the Cena Trimalchionis section of Petronius Arbiter's Satyrica. It delivers a brief overview of classical symposia and divides the symposium into five sections: accommodation and sympotic space, food and alcohol, performance, guests and their interactions, and the reception of the symposium. It examines the use of these five elements in the primary texts. Its conclusion compares and contrasts the symposia and the author's use of each element.

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