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The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter
1934réf. 2351516New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1934. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 80x80x80. Lewis Allen. Reissue. Lacks jacket. Spine faded boards lightly soiled. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1934 Hard Cover. lxxxv 1 408 4 pp. 8vo. Original orange cloth blue titles. Translation attributed to Oscar Wilde with an introduction by 'S.W.' and illustrations by Allen Lewis. Notes bibliography and index follow text. "Satyricon or Satyrica is a Latin novel believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius though the manuscript text of the Satyricon calls him Titus Petronius. The surviving text a mixture of prose and poetry details 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' friend Ascyltus who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius is another major character but he disappears from the narrative half way through the surviving text. It is a rare example of a Roman novel the only other surviving example quite different in style and plot being Metamorphoses written by Lucius Apuleius. It is also extremely important evidence for the reconstruction of what everyday life must have been like for the lower classes during the early Roman Empire. Covici Friede Publishers hardcover books
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