This new Satyricon features not only a lively, new, annotated translation of the text, but also fresh, and accessible commentaries that discuss Petronius' masterpiece in terms of such topics as the identity of Petronius, the transmission of his manuscript, literary influences on the Satyricon, and the distinctive literary form of this work -- as well as such hallmarks 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.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin
Original Language: Latin
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Petronius; Translated by Sarah Ruden
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S1 [Encolpius:] "What other kind of demon is tormenting our declaimers? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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S1 [Encolpius:] "What other kind of demon is tormenting our declaimers? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
citizen class, patria potestas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roman Oratory, Trojan War, Ancient Views, Julius Caesar, Roman Philosophy, The Roman Household, Widow of Ephesus, Asia Minor, Battle of Pharsalus, Black Sea, King Minos, Roman Dinner Parties New!
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- The Golden Ass (Penguin Classics) by Apuleius in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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