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The Satyricon (Oxford World's Classics)
Petronius
Published by Oxford University Press, 1999
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Synopsis: 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.
About the Author: P. G. Walsh is Emeritus Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow. He translated and edited Apuleius, The Golden Ass for World's Classics.
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Title: The Satyricon (Oxford World's Classics)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good