Documenting the colourful escapades of the former gladiator
Encolpius and his less than faithful lover Giton, the "Satyricon"
plunges the reader into the lives of ordinary Roman citizens,
vividly revealing the Empire's seamy underbelly. A host of
unforgettable characters are satirically presented, such as
Trimalchio, the pretentious parvenu host, in a memorable banquet
scene, the lascivious priestess Quartilla and the narrator's
unreliable, roguish friend Ascyltus. Sometimes referred to as the
first novel - although surviving only in fragments - this bawdy,
picaresque and surprisingly modern narrative is considered one of
the founding masterpieces of Western literature.
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