The Satyricon - Paperback
by Petronius
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Availability:In StockContributor:Petronius, J. P. Sullivan, Helen MoralesSeries:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-01-31Pages:240
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140448054ISBN-10:140448055UPC:9780140448054Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, HistoricalSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCZ6XAGZFR
The marvelously entertaining parody of imperial Rome
One of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world, The Satyricon offers an unmatched satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos. It recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors, and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched feasting and pretentious vulgarity make him one of the great comic characters in literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
One of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world, The Satyricon offers an unmatched satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos. It recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors, and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched feasting and pretentious vulgarity make him one of the great comic characters in literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780140448054ISBN-10:140448055UPC:9780140448054Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, HistoricalSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SCZ6XAGZFR
Titus Petronius Arbiter, the purported author of The Satyricon, was an advisor to the Roman emperor Nero. The victim of court intrigue, he commited suicide in AD 66. J.P. Sullivan (d. 1993) was a professor of classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Helen Morales is an associate professor of classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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