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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 0192839527
- EAN
- 9780192839527
- Date of Publication
- 1999-05-01
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- The Satyricon (Oxford World's Classics)
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- Petronius
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192839527
ISBN-13
9780192839527
eBay Product ID (ePID)
127435123
Product Key Features
Book Title
Satyricon
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Classics, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-040165
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"A clever, yet scrupulous guide to the meaning of Petronius's Latin....When in paperback, an excellent teaching tool."--Religious Studies Review, 'Classical literature can be entertaining, and this new edition is admirably served by a translation which brings the ancient Romans into the late 20th century.'The Daily Telegraph, P. G. Walsh's translation appears more learned, as one might expect from a scholar who has spent a long career studying ancient fiction. Its preface is masterful.
Dewey Decimal
873/.01
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., 'The language is refined, the smile not grave, My honest tongue recounts how men behave.' The Satyricon is the most celebrated work of fiction to have survived from the ancient world. It can be described as the first realistic novel, the father of the picaresque genre, and recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literature scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean. En route they encounter type-figures the author wickedly satirizes - a teacher in higher education, a libidinous priest, a vulgar freedman turned millionaire, a manic poet, a superstitious sea-captain and a femme fatale. The novel has fascinated the literary world of Europe ever since, evoking praise for its elegant and hilarious description of the underside of Roman society, but also condemnation for some of its lewder subjects. This new and lively translation by P.G. Walsh captures the gaiety of the original, and the edition is supplemented by his superb Introduction giving an account of the plot, the various scholarly interpretations and the later histtory of its literary influcence. There are also extensive and detailed notes which serve to illuminate the reading of a text rich in literary in-jokes and allusion., 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 stereotypical 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.
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