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The Satyricon (Hardcover)
Petronius Arbiter, Gaius Petronius Arbiter
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THE SATYRICON OF
Gaius Petronius, Arbiter to Nero
Petronius' bawdy masterpiece is considered by some to be an
early form of the novel. Petronius had the notable job of advising
Roman emperor Nero on style and fashion. After an unfortunate
falling-out with Nero, Petronius was forced to commit suicide.
Belated revenge came in the form of his will, which when read aloud
in the Roman Forum, viciously mocked the mostly-mad emperor.
"The Satyricon" is a "satire," intended to provoke laughter as
well as disgust or censure. It has given our modern society much of
the picture it has of Roman life beyond ancient monuments and
Imperial inscriptions. A thinly-veiled exaggeration of reality,
"The Satyricon" makes the days of doomed Herculaneum and Pompeii
real -- and paints unforgettable pictures of Roman excess,
including Trimalchio's famous feast.
Satyricon is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and
poetry (prosimetrum). It is believed to have been written by Gaius
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. The surviving
portions of the text detail the misadventures of the narrator,
Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen-year-old boy named
Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a hard time keeping his
lover faithful to him as he is constantly being enticed away by
others. Encolpius's friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously
been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character.
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