Satyricon

Name: Satyricon
Brand: Petronius
SKU: 9780872205109
Price: 14.69 GBP
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by Petronius

Title:

Satyricon

Author:

Petronius

Series (if any):

Hackett Classics

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

208 pages, Illustrations

Publisher:

Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

ISBN-13:

9780872205109

EAN:

9780872205109

Publication Date:

01/03/2000

Classifications:

Classic and Biographical

Weight (g):

378

Dimensions (mm):

218 x 142 x 11

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£14.69

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Description

This new Satyricon features not only a lively, new, annotated translation of the text, but fresh and accessible commentaries that discuss Petronius'' masterpiece in terms of such topics as the identity of the author, the transmission of his manuscript, literary influences on the Satyricon, and the distinctive literary form of this work—as well as such features of Roman life as oratory, sexual practices, households, dinner parties, religion, and philosophy. It offers, in short, a remarkably informative and engaging account of major aspects of Imperial Roman culture as seen through the prism of our first extant novel.