THE SATYRICON AND THE FRAGMENTS

Harmondsworth / Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1972. 'Penguin Classics'. The cover shows part of the second-century Roman mosaic in the Louvre. Set in Linotype Granjon. Translated with an introduction by J. P. Sullivan. Contents: I). Introduction. 1). The authorship and date of the 'Satyricon'. 2). The extent of the work and the plot. 3). The literary qualities of the 'Satyricon'. 4). On the translation. II). The Satiticon. 1). Puteoli. 2). Dinner with Trimalchio. 3). Eumolpus. 4). The road to Croton. 5). Croton. III). The fragments. With list of characters and notes on the text. Gaius Petronius Arbiter (ca. 27 - 66 AD) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse (prosimetrum), serious and comic elements, erotic and decadent passages. 203 + (1) pag. Revised reprint of the 1965 edition. Paperback. Good condition/Cover in color. 18cmx11cm.