Le Satyricon by Petronius Arbiter

"Le Satyricon" by Petronius Arbiter is a Latin work of fiction written in the late 1st century AD. This fragmentary Roman novel follows Encolpius and his companions through a series of bizarre, erotic, and comic adventures in the Roman underworld. Mixing prose and verse, the surviving episodes feature memorable scenes including the legendary banquet of Trimalchio, a vulgar freedman who flaunts his wealth with grotesque extravagance. The work offers both outrageous satire and vivid glimpses of everyday life in the early Roman Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Petronius Arbiter, 20-66
Illustrator Laboureur, Jean Emile, 1877-1943
Translator Tailhade, Laurent, 1854-1919
Title Le Satyricon
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyricon
Credits Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images provided by the Hathi Trust.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Rome -- Fiction
Subject Satire, Latin -- Translations into French
Category Text
EBook-No. 53321
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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