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OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi CLASSICS IN THEORY General Editors  .      OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi CLASSICS IN THEORY Classics in Theory explores the new directions for classical scholarship openedupbycriticaltheory.Inherentlyinterdisciplinary,theseriescreates aforumfortheexchangeofideasbetweenclassics,anthropology,mod- ernliterature,philosophy,psychoanalysis,politics,andotherrelatedfields. Invigorating and agenda-setting volumes explore the cross-fertilizations betweentheoryandclassicalscholarshipthathavebeenfoundationalfor these traditions and set out a vision for future work on the productive intersectionsbetweentheancientworldandcontemporarythought. Praise for Inventing the Novel “BakhtinaffirmedthatPetronius’‘roleinthehistoryofthenovelisimmense andasyetinadequatelyappreciatedbyscholarship.’Thisbook,byabrilliant translator of Petronius and eminent scholar of Bakhtin, brings the two together in stimulating counterpoint. It is a pleasure to read for its wit, learning,andcrispinsights,andisessentialforanyoneinterestedinBakhtin andthenovelgenerally.” ProfessorDavidKonstan,BrownUniversity “ForMikhailBakhtin,theEuropeannovelbeganintheancientworld.Like thegodJanus, itcelebrated everythingthatfacedbothwaysandrefused to speak a unified truth in a unified tongue, which was the task of the first generationofclassicalgenres(epic,lyric,drama).BrachtBranhamhaslong beenourbestsleuthontheseearlynovelisticorigins.Inthiswonderfulbook, even as he tames and trims back Bakhtin’s extravagant claims, he finds a worthy double for Bakhtin under Stalin in Petronius under Nero. And he showsconvincinglythatdialogicdepthandpolyphoniccomplexity,farfrom beingopposedtocarnival,canflourishalongsideitintheseriocomicRoman novel,ahybridsiteoflaughter,opentime,andcourage.” ProfessorCarylEmerson,PrincetonUniversity OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi Bust of Janus surrounded by strapwork, from the series ‘Deorum dearumque,’ asetofimagesofdeitiesaftercoinsinthecollectionofAbrahamOrtelius,1573. PossiblyafterHYPERLINK“https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!? q=Gerard%20van%20Groeningen&perPage=20&sortBy=Relevance&offset=0& pageSize=0”GerardvanGroeningen.BequestofPhyllisMassar,2011.Metropolitan MuseumofArt.Inv.2012.136.341.2.Publicdomain. OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi Inventing the Novel Bakhtin and Petronius Face to Face R. Bracht Branham 1 OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi 3 GreatClarendonStreet,Oxford,OX26DP, UnitedKingdom OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford. ItfurtherstheUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship, andeducationbypublishingworldwide.Oxfordisaregisteredtrademarkof OxfordUniversityPressintheUKandincertainothercountries ©R.BrachtBranham2019 Themoralrightsoftheauthorhavebeenasserted FirstEditionpublishedin2019 Impression:1 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedin aretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,withoutthe priorpermissioninwritingofOxfordUniversityPress,orasexpresslypermitted bylaw,bylicenceorundertermsagreedwiththeappropriatereprographics rightsorganization.Enquiriesconcerningreproductionoutsidethescopeofthe aboveshouldbesenttotheRightsDepartment,OxfordUniversityPress,atthe addressabove Youmustnotcirculatethisworkinanyotherform andyoumustimposethissameconditiononanyacquirer PublishedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabyOxfordUniversityPress 198MadisonAvenue,NewYork,NY10016,UnitedStatesofAmerica BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData Dataavailable LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2019949834 ISBN 978–0–19–884126–5 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198841265.001.0001 PrintedandboundinGreatBritainby ClaysLtd,ElcografS.p.A. LinkstothirdpartywebsitesareprovidedbyOxfordingoodfaithand forinformationonly.Oxforddisclaimsanyresponsibilityforthematerials containedinanythirdpartywebsitereferencedinthiswork. OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi ForGarySaulMorsonandCarylEmerson,withoutwhose intellectualgenerosityIwouldnothavelearnedwhatit meansto“gotoofar”withBakhtin. ForGarethSchmeling,whohasfollowedPetronius’s labyrinthfurtherthananyoneelse. OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,15/10/2019,SPi ■ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Anybookisacollaborativeeffort,especiallyifittakesasmanyyearsas thisonehas.I’mgratefultoBillArrowsmithandBrianReardonfortheir warmresponsestoearlyattemptsattranslatingPetronius,whichultim- atelyledtothisbook.Initslaterstages,thetypescripthadthebenefitof somesuperbreaders:TimWhitmarsh,DavidKonstan,MariaPlaza,and TomWalsh.Ialsowanttothankmyresearchassistantsforhelpingme turn my illegible manuscripts into a finished typescript: Jennifer Lobo- Meeks, Susanna Parrish, Laura Walsh, Ashley Eckhardt, and Ian Mac- Gillivray. Last but not least I want to thank those institutions that supported my work on the book: the Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies; the Stanford Humanities Center; and the EmoryUniversityResearchCommitteeandtheFoxCenterforHuman- isticInquiry.

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