The Satyricon
Petronius - Author
Seneca - Author
ISBN 9780452010055 | 192 pages | 01 Nov 1983 | Plume | 5.35 x 7.99in | 18 - AND UP
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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. II. Giton, Ascyltus, and I III. Lost Treasure Recovered IV. The Priestess of Priapus V. Dinner with Trimalchio VI. Giton, Ascyltus, and I Again VII. I Meet Eumolpus VIII. Old Loves and New Rivals IX. Lichas and Tyrphaena X. Discovered XI. The Pleasures of Peace XII. Shipwrecked XIII. The Road to Croton XIV. Eumolpus on the Writing of Poetry XV. Life at Croton XVI. Circe XVII. A Second Attempt XVIII. I Take Myself in Hand XIX. Oenothea XX. Interlude with Chrysis XXI. Philomela XXII. Restored XXIII. Matters at Croton Come to a Head XXIV. Eumolpus Makes His Will Notes "This version by a translator who understands the high art of low humor is conspicuously funny." —Time
"William Arrowsmith's translation of The Satyricon meets the two fundamental requirements of the translator's art: perfect fidelity to the original and a vitality of style that tempts the reader to believe that the English version is not a translation.… A classic of literature."
"Arrowsmith's brilliant translation … at one stroke renders every other version obsolete." |
