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The Satyricon

by [Petronius, Seneca]

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"This version by a translator who understands the high art of low humor is conspicuously funny."--Time

The Satyricon is a classic of comedy, a superbly funny picture of Nero's Rome as seen through the eyes of Petronius, its most amorous and elegant courtier.

William Arrowsmith's translation--a lively, modern, unexpurgated text--recaptures all the ribald humor of Petronius's picaresque satire. It tells the hilarious story of the pleasure-seeking adventures of an educated rogue, Encolpius, his handsome serving boy, Giton, and Ascyltus, who lusts after Giton--three impure pilgrims who live by their wits and other men's purses. The Satyricon unfailingly turns every weakness of the flesh, every foible of the mind, to laughter.

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Product Details

  • Plume Brand
  • Nov 1, 1983 Pub Date:
  • 9780452010055 ISBN-13:
  • 0452010055 ISBN-10:
  • 192.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 7.99 in * 5.31 in * 0.44 in Dimensions:
  • 0 lb Weight: