The Satyricon
Format:
ISBN13: 9780452010055
|9780452010055
✨ Featured Offer
Used, Very Good
$8.55
List Price: $15.00
🚚
See all 5 offers from $8.55 FREE standard delivery by: 30 Mar 2026
Overview
"This version by a translator who understands the high art of low humor is conspicuously funny."-Time
The Satyricon is a classic of comedy, a superbly funny picture of Nero's Rome as seen through the eyes of Petronius, its most amorous and elegant courtier.William Arrowsmith's translation-a lively, modern, unexpurgated text-recaptures all the ribald humor of Petronius's picaresque satire. It tells the hilarious story of the pleasure-seeking adventures of an educated rogue, Encolpius, his handsome serving boy, Giton, and Ascyltus, who lusts after Giton-three impure pilgrims who live by their wits and other men's purses. The Satyricon unfailingly turns every weakness of the flesh, every foible of the mind, to laughter.
The Satyricon is a classic of comedy, a superbly funny picture of Nero's Rome as seen through the eyes of Petronius, its most amorous and elegant courtier.William Arrowsmith's translation-a lively, modern, unexpurgated text-recaptures all the ribald humor of Petronius's picaresque satire. It tells the hilarious story of the pleasure-seeking adventures of an educated rogue, Encolpius, his handsome serving boy, Giton, and Ascyltus, who lusts after Giton-three impure pilgrims who live by their wits and other men's purses. The Satyricon unfailingly turns every weakness of the flesh, every foible of the mind, to laughter.
| ISBN-13 | 9780452010055 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0452010055 |
| Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.36 x 0.50 x 7.93 In |
| List Price | $15.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Pages | 192 pages |
| Publisher | Plume |
| Published On | 1983-11-01 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
✨ Used, Very Good
Seller details
HPB-Movies
Dallas, TX, USA
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and ...
Free delivery by: 30 Mar 2026
Used, Very Good
Seller details
HPB-Diamond
Dallas, TX, USA
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and ...
Free delivery by: 30 Mar 2026
Used, Very Good
Seller details
Half Price Books Inc
Dallas, TX, USA
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and ...
Free delivery by: 30 Mar 2026
Used, Good
Seller details
A2ZBooks
Burgin, Ky, USA
Used in good condition Text has Marking, . The binding is tight. Cover has some wear, bookstore st...
Free delivery by: 30 Mar 2026
Used, Good
Seller details
Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB
Frederick, MD, USA
Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookpla...
Free delivery by: 30 Mar 2026