The Satyricon and The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius (Penguin Classics)

Petronius; Seneca

ISBN 10: 0140444890 / ISBN 13: 9780140444896

Published by Penguin Books, 1986

About this Item

The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Satyricon and The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius (Penguin Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140444890
• ISBN 13: 9780140444896
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

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 millionaire whose pretentious vulgarity on an insanely grand scale makes him one of the great comic characters in literature. Seneca's The Apocolocyntosis, a malicious skit on 'the deification of Claudius the Clod', was designed by the author to ingratiate himself with Nero, who was Claudius' successor. Together, the two provide a powerful insight into a darkly fascinating period of Roman history.

About the Author

J.P. Sullivan has held appointments in Classics or Arts and Letters at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Texas, Buffalo, Minnesota, ad Hawaii. He is the author of The Satyricon of Petronius: A Literary Study, Propertius: A Critical Introduction, Literature and Plitics in the Age of Nero and Martial: The Unexpected Classic.