Petronius

• Jan-1913
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Petronius (C. or T. Petronius Arbiter), who is reasonably identified with the author of this famous satyric and satiric novel, was a man of pleasure and of good literary taste who flourished in the times of Claudius (41â€"54 CE) and Nero (54â€"68)...

• Dec-1983
• / Historical
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The Satyricon offers a mocking, insiders glimpse into the most excessively decadent, cruel, and contradictory aspects of life in Neros Rome. A series of wandering, debauchery-filled tales, starring a picaresque anti-hero named Encolpius, the text lea...

• Dec-1986
• / Historical
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Perhaps the strangest -- and most strikingly modern -- work to survive from the ancient world, The Satyricon relates the hilarious mock epic adventures of the impotent Encolpius, and his struggle to regain virility. Here Petronius brilliantly brings ...

• Jul-1997
• / Historical
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Encolpius, a soldier of fortune, despiser of pedantry, lecherous and contrary, and the beautiful Giton, who lives off his charms, are invited to a gargantuan banquet hosted by the prodigal, pompous, newly rich Trimalchio. When the feast turns into a ...

• Jun-2004
• / Historical
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An entertaining romp through the salacious world of Roman society. Dr. Nest's spirited translation of the scrolls, abundant with ironic wit, charm, lampoonery and eroticism, serves well to bring this first modern novel to life....

• Mar-2015
• / General Fiction
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