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The Satyricon
The Satyricon
Author: Petronius, William Arrowsmith (Translator)
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' picaresque satire.  It tells the hilarious ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780452009646
ISBN-10: 0452009642
Publication Date: 11/1/1983
Pages: 192
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Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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The great translation of this riblad classic by William Arrowsmith.
"At one stroke, renders all other translations obsolete"
- London Times Literary Supplement


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