Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) Summary and Reviews

Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
by Petronius

Satyricon (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
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Author: Petronius
Translator: Paul Dinnage
Introduction: Costas Panayotakis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: Latin (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-12
ISBN: 1840221100
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd

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Book Review: Very short but interesting none the less
Summary: 3 Stars

Satyricon is a very short piece, 62 pages in total. Some of the translation is a bit odd and the translators have obviously used some poetic license to give it a contemporary feel. It is none the less quite an interesting piece on the excesses of a wealthy character called Trimalchio, who lived during the reign of Nero in Imperial Rome. It would certainly give you a good contrast to someone like Pliny the Younger.

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