Libro The Satyricon and the Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius (Penguin Classics) De Petronius; Seneca

portada The Satyricon and the Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius (Penguin Classics)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Penguin Books

Autor

Petronius; Seneca

Año

1986

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

256

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN

0140444890

ISBN13

9780140444896

N° edición

Categorías

Ficción clásica

The Satyricon and the Apocolocyntosis of the Divine Claudius (Penguin Classics)

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Perhaps the strangest—and most strikingly modern—work to survive from the ancient world, The Satyricon relates the hilarious mock epic adventures of the impotent Encolpius, and his struggle to regain virility. Here Petronius brilliantly brings to life the courtesans, legacy-hunters, pompous professors and dissolute priestesses of the age - and, above all, Trimalchio, the archetypal self-made millionaire whose pretentious vulgarity on an insanely grand scale makes him one of the great comic characters in literature. Seneca's The Apocolocyntosis, a malicious skit on 'the deification of Claudius the Clod', was designed by the author to ingratiate himself with Nero, who was Claudius' successor. Together, the two provide a powerful insight into a darkly fascinating period of Roman history.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.