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  • The Satyricon

    by Petronius ...
    "The Satyricon" is a Latin novel written by the ancient Roman author Petronius in the 1st century AD. The novel is a satirical work that follows the adventures of a group of characters in ancient Rome, and is notable for its bawdy humor, vivid descriptions of Roman society, and its critiques of the excesses and moral decay of the Roman Empire.The novel is written in a series of episodic chapters ... Read more

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  • The Satyricon

    by Petronius ...
    The Satyricon is one of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world. Most likely written by an advisor of Nero, it recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched ... Read more

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  • The Satyricon

    by Petronius ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. As with the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without necessarily implying continuity with the ... Read more

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  • Trimalchio's Feast

    by Petronius ...
    Series series Penguin Little Black Classics
    'I blush to say what happened next.'A satirical portrait of a drunken, orgiastic Roman banquet, hosted by the grossly ostentatious Trimalchio.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over ... Read more

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  • Vintage Erotica: Satyricon, Kama Sutra, Decameron, Fanny Hill, and My Secret Life

    by Petronius, Giovanni Boccaccio, John Cleland ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry." "The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh ... Read more

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  • The Satyricon

    by Petronius Arbiter ...
    The Satyricon is one of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world. Most likely written by an advisor of Nero, it recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched ... Read more

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  • Vintage Erotica: Satyricon, Kama Sutra, Decameron, Fanny Hill, and My Secret Life

    by Petronius, Giovanni Boccaccio, John Cleland ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry." "The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh ... Read more

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  • The Satyricon

    by Petronius ...
    While there are several poems attributed to Petronius, "The Satyricon" is irrefutably his greatest work."The Satyricon" is in fact considered to be one of the greatest literary works of ancient Rome, arguably the first fiction novel ever written. Petronius’ novel alternates between the use of poetry and prose in narration, indicating the novelty of the style, as a more stringent formula had not ... Read more

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  • Vintage Erotica: Satyricon, Kama Sutra, Decameron, and Fanny Hill

    by Petronius, John Cleland ...
    According to Wikipedia: "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry." "The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh ... Read more

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    World's Oldest Short Stories, The

    Tales from Ancient Egypt, India, Greece, and Rome

    by Herodotus, Theocritus, Apuleius, Petronius ...
    Narrated by Cathy Dobson ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 10 min

    Many stories have stood the test of time, but this selection have entranced audiences for thousands of years and remain as fresh today as they were when first told. A fascinating collection which gives vivid insights into lives in ancient times and the issues that occupied the people of the day.Includes tales of ancient Egypt, written to discourage militant women from reviving the old matriarchal ... Read more

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  • The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis

    by Petronius, Seneca ...
    Perhaps the strangest - and most strikingly modern - work to survive from the ancient world, The Satyricon relates the hilarious mock epic adventures of the impotent Encolpius, and his struggle to regain virility. Here Petronius brilliantly brings to life the courtesans, legacy-hunters, pompous professors and dissolute priestesses of the age - and, above all, Trimalchio, the archetypal self-made ... Read more

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  • The Satyricon, Complete (Illustrated)

    by Petronius Arbiter ...
    The Satyricon is an example of Menippean satire, which is very different from the formal verse satire of Juvenal or Horace. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse (commonly known as prosimetrum); serious and comic elements; and erotic and decadent passages. As with the Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass) of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without ... Read more

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