Summary of The Satyricon; The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius Summary of The Satyricon; The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius Reviews for The Satyricon; The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius An Excerpt from The Satyricon; The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius

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In The Satyricon, the racy adventures of the impotent Encolpius and his friends and lovers provide the definitive portrait of the age of Nero. The Apocolocyntosis is a malicious skit on the "deification of Claudius the Clod," designed by Seneca to ingratiate himself with Claudius's successor, Nero. PETRONIUS Introduction The Author and Date of the Satyricon The Extent of the Work and the Plot The Literary Qualities of the Satyricon On the Text and Translation Acknowledgments The Satyricon Puteoli Dinner with Trimalshio Eumolpus The Road to Croton Croton The Fragments and the Poems List of Characters Notes on the Satyricon Notes on the Fragments and Poems SENECA Introduction The Authorship and Date of the Apocolocyntosis The Place of the Work in Seneca's Writings The Literary Qualities of the Apocolocyntosis On the Text and Translation The Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius Notes on the Apocolocyntosis