{"product_id":"the-satyricon-paperback-4","title":"The Satyricon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePetronius\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. P. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHelen Morales\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe marvelously entertaining parody of imperial Rome\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world, \u003ci\u003eThe Satyricon\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unmatched satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos. 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 feasting and pretentious vulgarity make him one of the great comic characters in literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitus Petronius Arbiter\u003c\/b\u003e, the purported author of \u003ci\u003eThe Satyricon\u003c\/i\u003e, was an advisor to the Roman emperor Nero. The victim of court intrigue, he commited suicide in AD 66. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.P. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (d. 1993) was a professor of classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Morales\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47484356722909,"sku":"9780140448054","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/eXLL4DVz2h9780140448054.webp?v=1771836989","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-satyricon-paperback-4","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}