The Satyricon (Oxford World's Classics)
by Petronius
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0199539219
- ISBN 13
- 9780199539215
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 2009 Photos included in listing. About the book: The Satyricon is the most celebrated prose work to have survived from the ancient world. It can be described as the first realistic novel, the father of the picaresque genre. It recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literate scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean in the age of Nero, encountering en route type-figures whom the author wishes to satirize. P.G. Walsh captures the spirit of the original in this new and lively translation. His introduction and detailed notes provide the reader with a comprehensive guide to the meanings and intentions of the story and the later history of its literary influence.. Soft cover. As New.
Synopsis
Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. As with the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form.
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- Bookseller
- Emily Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 503
- Title
- The Satyricon (Oxford World's Classics)
- Author
- Petronius
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0199539219
- ISBN 13
- 9780199539215
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- 2009. 272p. Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. P. G. Walsh's Translation Appears More Learned
- Date Published
- 2009
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