Petronius Arbiter (Over 2,600 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literature scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean. En route they encounter type-figures the author satirizes including a teacher in higher education, a libidinous priest, a vulgar freedman turned millionaire, and a poet.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literature scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean. En route they encounter type-figures the author satirizes including a teacher in higher education, a libidinous priest, a vulgar freedman turned millionaire, and a poet.…

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Encolpius, a soldier of fortune, despiser of pedantry, lecherous and contrary, and the beautiful Giton, who lives off his charms, are invited to a gargantuan banquet hosted by the prodigal, pompous, newly rich Trimalchio. When the feast turns into a riot, the two, joined by the down-on-his-luck poet Eumolpus, leave town quickly to avoid trouble. So begins the Satyrica, a bizarre odyssey through the carnivalesque landscape of Nero's empire.The author of the Satyrica, Petronius, had been Nero's intimate and advisor on all matters of artistic taste and elegance but a jealous rival turned Nero against him. No longer enduring the suspense of fear or of hope, Petronius eluded his former patron by ending his own life. His novel has lived on, preserving for centuries tales of a time when virtue and vice, power and money, human comedy and human cruelty, mixed and melded unpredictably.The translation is accurate and contemporary. In addition, a chronology, introduction, and commentary offer the reader background on Petronius's social milieu and on the fascinating complexity of his seemingly low-brow novel's poetic structure.…

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Encolpius, a soldier of fortune, despiser of pedantry, lecherous and contrary, and the beautiful Giton, who lives off his charms, are invited to a gargantuan banquet hosted by the prodigal, pompous, newly rich Trimalchio. When the feast turns into a riot, the two, joined by the down-on-his-luck poet Eumolpus, leave town quickly to avoid trouble. So begins the Satyrica, a bizarre odyssey through the carnivalesque landscape of Nero's empire.The author of the Satyrica, Petronius, had been Nero's intimate and advisor on all matters of artistic taste and elegance but a jealous rival turned Nero against him. No longer enduring the suspense of fear or of hope, Petronius eluded his former patron by ending his own life. His novel has lived on, preserving for centuries tales of a time when virtue and vice, power and money, human comedy and human cruelty, mixed and melded unpredictably.The translation is accurate and contemporary. In addition, a chronology, introduction, and commentary offer the reader background on Petronius's social milieu and on the fascinating complexity of his seemingly low-brow novel's poetic structure.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included. Lindsay, Norman (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Hailed as the first example of the novel form, this text gives a sardonic view and realistic picture of the luxuries, vices and social manners of Imperial Rome. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. An excellent, second-hand copy with some mild edge-wear. Professionally applield adhesive plastic protective covering to boards. Owner's name on ffep. Text clean and bright. Binding tight. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ]. …

Hardcover. Condition: Refurbished. New hardcover with no dust jacket. An unread/unopened copy. May have very minor rubbing and scuffing from shelf. THIS BOOK IS A REPRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL WORK WHICH ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND POSSIBLY OTHER COUNTRIES. MOST OF THESE WORKS WERE SCANNED FROM LIBRARY COPIES AND SOME TEXT AND PICTURES MAY BE SLIGHTLY BLURRY THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ARTIFACT.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'The language is refined, the smile not grave, My honest tongue recounts how men behave.' The Satyricon is the most celebrated work of fiction to have survived from the ancient world. It can be described as the first realistic novel, the father of the picaresque genre, and recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literature scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean. En route they encounter type-figures the author wickedly satirizes - a teacher in higher education, a libidinous priest, a vulgar freedman turned millionaire, a manic poet, a superstitious sea-captain and a femme fatale. The novel has fascinated the literary world of Europe ever since, evoking praise for its elegant and hilarious description of the underside of Roman society, but also condemnation for some of its lewder subjects. This new and lively translation by P.G. Walsh captures the gaiety of the original, and the edition is supplemented by his superb Introduction giving an account of the plot, the various scholarly interpretations and the later histtory of its literary influcence. There are also extensive and detailed notes which serve to illuminate the reading of a text rich in literary in-jokes and allusion. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Satyricon Of Petronius Arbiter: Volume 3. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Satyricon Of Petronius Arbiter: Volume 7. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Satyricon Of Petronius Arbiter: Volume 5. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Short excerpt: I received these wounds while fighting for the public liberty; I lost this eye in your defense: give me a guide who will lead me to my children my limbs are hamstrung and will not hold me up. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. Reprint edition. mfbs2.…

PAPERBACK. 204pp. 204pp. Includes List of Characters & Text Notes. Penguin Classics. Translation by J.P. Sullivan, published 1965. REPRINTED with Revisions 1974. VG+. (Paper aged but NOT foxed or browned. Meager cover wear, interior clean/tight/bright, no names or writings).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Grey paper-wrapped boards with gold print on maroon cloth spine. Previous owner bookplate on front flyleaf. Light spotting on foredge. very sound and otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket in mylar. No pricing present. Number 1 on print line (This Publisher).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Satyricon Of Petronius Arbiter: Volume 4. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Satyricon Of Petronius Arbiter: Volume 6. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Satyricon Of Petronius Arbiter: Volume 1. Book.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.