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Available
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Publication
Penguin Books (1986), Edition: Revised 5th, Paperback, 256 pages
Description
Petronius' Satyricon, probably written between 54 and 68 CE, presents in lurid detail the disreputable adventures of Encolpius, including his attendance at Trimalchio's wildly extravagant dinner party. The Apocolocyntosis (Pumpkinification), a satire on the death and apotheosis of the emperor Claudius, is attributed to Seneca (c. 4 BCE-54 CE).
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Fragmented novel(?)amazing scenes satirizing the worst of the best of Roman society.
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Physical description
256 p.; 7.78 inches
ISBN
0140444890 / 9780140444896