Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
by Petronius

Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
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Author: Petronius
Translator: Paul Dinnage
Introduction: Costas Panayotakis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); Latin (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-12
ISBN: 1840221100
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Summary of Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

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.

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