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A bitingly comic portrait of the vulgar Trimalchio and his debauched, drunken Roman banquet, from the outrageous Latin masterpiece The Satyricon.

Trimalchio's Feast

`The language is refined, the smile not grave, My honest tongue recounts how men behave.' The Satyricon is the most celebrated work of fiction to have survived from the ancient world. It can be described as the first realistic novel, the father of the picaresque genre, and recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literature scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean. En route they encounter type-figures the author wickedly satirizes - a teacher in higher education, a libidinous priest, a vulgar freedman turned millionaire, a manic poet, a superstitious sea-captain and a femme fatale. The novel has fascinated the literary world of Europe ever since, evoking praise for its elegant and hilarious description of the underside of Roman society, but also condemnation for some of its lewder subjects. This new and lively translation by P.G. Walsh captures the gaiety of the original, and the edition is supplemented by his superb Introduction giving an account of the plot, the various scholarly interpretations and the later history of its literary influcence. There are also extensive and detailed notes which serve to illuminate the reading of a text rich in literary in-jokes and allusion. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Satyricon

Hans H. Ørberg

Presented via the natural method by Hans Ørberg, Petronii Cena Trimalchionis is an abridged and annotated edition of Petronius' Satryrion, with introduction and marginal notes in Latin. This text may be used as a supplemental reader in Hans Ørberg's Lingua Latina per se illustrate series. This can be read by students who have finished the book Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, Familia Romana, Pars I or anyone using the Lingua Latina Ørberg method to learn Latin.

Lingua Latina: Petronius: Cena Trimalchionis

Seneca

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.

the Apocolocyntosis

The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis

This new translation attempts to capture the comic vigor and literary cunning of the original in the idioms of contemporary American English.

Satyrica

Oscar Wilde

Bayard Taylor

Theodore Winthrop

Henry Blake Fuller

Jack Saul

Harlan Cozad McIntosh

Green Carnation was a symbol of homosexuality and was worn by the famous author Oscar Wilde. Today the flower has come to be associated with gay love and acceptance all over the world. The present collection celebrates Wilde and other authors from the past who celebrated and represented gay love in their novels: The Picture of Dorian Gray Joseph and His Friend Bertram Cope's Year Cecil Dreeme This Finer Shadow The Satyricon The Sins of the Cities of the Plain

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Joseph and His Friend, Cecil Dreeme, The Sins of the Cities of the Plain…

The Green Carnations Collection

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Virgil

Catullus

Suetonius

Tibullus

Cicero

Plutarch

Lucretius

Boethius

Pliny the Younger

Julius Caesar

Plautus

Martial

Horace

Lucan

Tacitus

Saint Augustine of Hippo

Sallust

Persius

Juvenal

Ammianus Marcellinus

Terence

Quintilian

Augustus

Cornelius Nepos

Propertius

Ennius

The Metamorphoses

Claudian

Apuleius

This collection is based on the required reading list of Yale Department of Classics. Originally designed for students, this anthology is meant for everyone eager to know more about the history and literature of this period, interested in poetry, philosophy and rhetoric of Ancient Rome. Latin literature is a natural successor of Ancient Greek literature. The beginning of Classic Roman literature dates to 240 BC. From that point on, Latin literature would flourish for the next six centuries. Latin was the language of the ancient Romans, but it was also the lingua franca of Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Consequently, Latin Literature outlived the Roman Empire and it included European writers who followed the fall of the Empire, from religious writers like Aquinas, to secular writers like Francis Bacon, Baruch Spinoza, and Isaac Newton. This collection presents all the major Classic Roman authors, including Cicero, Virgil, Ovid and Horace whose work intrigues and fascinates readers until this day. Content: Plautus: Aulularia Amphitryon Terence: Adelphoe Ennius: Annales Catullus: Poems and Fragments Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Julius Caesar: The Civil War Sallust: History of Catiline's Conspiracy Cicero: De Oratore Brutus Horace: The Odes The Epodes The Satires The Epistles The Art of Poetry Virgil: The Aeneid The Georgics Tibullus: Elegies Propertius: Elegies Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders Ovid: The Metamorphoses Augustus: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius Lucan: On the Civil War Persius: Satires Petronius: Satyricon Martial: Epigrams Pliny the Younger: Letters Tacitus: The Annals Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria Juvenal: Satires Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars Apuleius: The Metamorphoses Ammianus Marcellinus: The Roman History Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Confessions Claudian: Against Eutropius Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Plutarch: The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy: Romulus Poplicola Camillus Marcus Cato Lucullus Fabius Crassus Coriolanus Cato the Younger Cicero

The Rise and Fall of Rome: The Greatest Works of the Roman Classical Literature

Yale Required Reading - Collected Works (Vol. 2)

Good Press presents to you the greatest works of Latin classical literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, everyday life and culture of ancient Rome. This collection is a compound of ancient Roman wisdom, presenting all the major works of the classical era of Latin literature. By studying the art, history, and social dilemmas of the ancient civilizations person obtains the ability to look at the bigger picture of the present day, the social and political power struggle and ruptures, as well as other major problems of our contemporary society with a dapper understanding. Content: Plautus: Aulularia Amphitryon Terence: Adelphoe Ennius: Annales Catullus: Poems Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Julius Caesar: The Civil War Sallust: History of Catiline's Conspiracy Cicero: De Oratore Brutus Horace: The Odes The Epodes The Satires The Epistles The Art of Poetry Virgil: The Aeneid The Georgics Tibullus: Elegies Propertius: Elegies Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders Ovid: The Metamorphoses Augustus: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius Lucan: On the Civil War Persius: Satires Petronius: Satyricon Martial: Epigrams Pliny the Younger: Letters Tacitus: The Annals Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria Juvenal: Satires Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars Apuleius: The Metamorphoses Ammianus Marcellinus: The Roman History Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Confessions Claudian: Against Eutropius Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Plutarch: The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy: Romulus Poplicola Camillus Marcus Cato Lucullus Fabius Crassus Coriolanus Cato the Younger Cicero

The Greatest Works of Roman Classical Literature

Good Press presents to you the greatest works of Roman classical literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, everyday life and culture of ancient Rome. This collection is a compound of ancient Roman wisdom, presenting all the major works of the classical era of Latin literature. By studying the art, history, and social dilemmas of the ancient civilizations person obtains the ability to look at the bigger picture of the present day, the social and political power struggle and ruptures, as well as other major problems of our contemporary society with a dapper understanding. Content: Plautus: Aulularia Amphitryon Terence: Adelphoe Ennius: Annales Catullus: Poems Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Julius Caesar: The Civil War Sallust: History of Catiline's Conspiracy Cicero: De Oratore Brutus Horace: The Odes The Epodes The Satires The Epistles The Art of Poetry Virgil: The Aeneid The Georgics Tibullus: Elegies Propertius: Elegies Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders Ovid: The Metamorphoses Augustus: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius Lucan: On the Civil War Persius: Satires Petronius: Satyricon Martial: Epigrams Pliny the Younger: Letters Tacitus: The Annals Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria Juvenal: Satires Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars Apuleius: The Metamorphoses Ammianus Marcellinus: The Roman History Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Confessions Claudian: Against Eutropius Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Plutarch: The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy: Romulus Poplicola Camillus Marcus Cato Lucullus Fabius Crassus Coriolanus Cato the Younger Cicero

Yale Classics - Roman Classical Literature

The Apocolocyntosis

The Satyricon and Seneca

Documenting the colourful escapades of the former gladiator Encolpius and his less than faithful lover Giton, the Satyricon plunges the reader into the lives of ordinary Roman citizens, vividly revealing the Empire's seamy underbelly. A host of unforgettable characters are satirically presented, such as the pretentious parvenu host Trimalchio in the memorable banquet scene, the lascivious priestess Quartilla and the narrator's unreliable, roguish friend Ascyltus. Sometimes referred to as the first novel – although surviving only in fragments – this bawdy, picaresque and surprisingly modern narrative is considered one of the founding texts of Western literature.

Satyricon

Lucius Apuleius

This collection is based on the required reading list of Yale Department of Classics. Originally designed for students, this anthology is meant for everyone eager to know more about the history and literature of this period, interested in poetry, philosophy and rhetoric of Ancient Rome._x000D_ Latin literature is a natural successor of Ancient Greek literature. The beginning of Classic Roman literature dates to 240 BC. From that point on, Latin literature would flourish for the next six centuries. Latin was the language of the ancient Romans, but it was also the lingua franca of Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Consequently, Latin Literature outlived the Roman Empire and it included European writers who followed the fall of the Empire, from religious writers like Aquinas, to secular writers like Francis Bacon, Baruch Spinoza, and Isaac Newton. This collection presents all the major Classic Roman authors, including Cicero, Virgil, Ovid and Horace whose work intrigues and fascinates readers until this day. _x000D_ Content:_x000D_ Plautus:_x000D_ Aulularia_x000D_ Amphitryon_x000D_ Terence:_x000D_ Adelphoe_x000D_ Ennius:_x000D_ Annales_x000D_ Catullus:_x000D_ Poems and Fragments_x000D_ Lucretius:_x000D_ On the Nature of Things_x000D_ Julius Caesar:_x000D_ The Civil War_x000D_ Sallust:_x000D_ History of Catiline's Conspiracy_x000D_ Cicero:_x000D_ De Oratore_x000D_ Brutus_x000D_ Horace:_x000D_ The Odes_x000D_ The Epodes_x000D_ The Satires_x000D_ The Epistles_x000D_ The Art of Poetry_x000D_ Virgil:_x000D_ The Aeneid_x000D_ The Georgics_x000D_ Tibullus:_x000D_ Elegies_x000D_ Propertius:_x000D_ Elegies_x000D_ Cornelius Nepos:_x000D_ Lives of Eminent Commanders_x000D_ Ovid:_x000D_ The Metamorphoses_x000D_ Augustus:_x000D_ Res Gestae Divi Augusti_x000D_ Lucius Annaeus Seneca:_x000D_ Moral Letters to Lucilius_x000D_ Lucan:_x000D_ On the Civil War_x000D_ Persius:_x000D_ Satires_x000D_ Petronius:_x000D_ Satyricon_x000D_ Martial:_x000D_ Epigrams_x000D_ Pliny the Younger:_x000D_ Letters_x000D_ Tacitus:_x000D_ The Annals_x000D_ Quintilian:_x000D_ Institutio Oratoria_x000D_ Juvenal:_x000D_ Satires_x000D_ Suetonius:_x000D_ The Twelve Caesars_x000D_ Apuleius:_x000D_ The Metamorphoses_x000D_ Ammianus Marcellinus:_x000D_ The Roman History_x000D_ Saint Augustine of Hippo:_x000D_ The Confessions_x000D_ Claudian:_x000D_ Against Eutropius_x000D_ Boethius:_x000D_ The Consolation of Philosophy_x000D_ Plutarch:_x000D_ The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy:_x000D_ Romulus_x000D_ Poplicola_x000D_ Camillus_x000D_ Marcus Cato_x000D_ Lucullus_x000D_ Fabius_x000D_ Crassus_x000D_ Coriolanus_x000D_ Cato the Younger_x000D_ Cicero

Musaicum Books presents to you the greatest works of Latin classical literature. The selection of books is based on Yale Department of Classics required reading list. Originally designed for students, this exceptional collection will benefit greatly everyone curious about the history, language, everyday life and culture of ancient Rome. This collection is a compound of ancient Roman wisdom, presenting all the major works of the classical era of Latin literature. By studying the art, history, and social dilemmas of the ancient civilizations person obtains the ability to look at the bigger picture of the present day, the social and political power struggle and ruptures, as well as other major problems of our contemporary society with a dapper understanding. Content: Plautus: Aulularia Amphitryon Terence: Adelphoe Ennius: Annales Catullus: Poems Lucretius: On the Nature of Things Julius Caesar: The Civil War Sallust: History of Catiline's Conspiracy Cicero: De Oratore Brutus Horace: The Odes The Epodes The Satires The Epistles The Art of Poetry Virgil: The Aeneid The Georgics Tibullus: Elegies Propertius: Elegies Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders Ovid: The Metamorphoses Augustus: Res Gestae Divi Augusti Lucius Annaeus Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius Lucan: On the Civil War Persius: Satires Petronius: Satyricon Martial: Epigrams Pliny the Younger: Letters Tacitus: The Annals Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria Juvenal: Satires Suetonius: The Twelve Caesars Apuleius: The Metamorphoses Ammianus Marcellinus: The Roman History Saint Augustine of Hippo: The Confessions Claudian: Against Eutropius Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy Plutarch: The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy: Romulus Poplicola Camillus Marcus Cato Lucullus Fabius Crassus Coriolanus Cato the Younger Cicero

Yale Classics (Vol. 2)

The Satyricon, or Satyricon liber ("The Book of Satyrlike Adventures"), is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. The Satyricon is an example of Menippean satire, which is very different from the formal verse satire of Juvenal or Horace. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse (commonly known as prosimetrum); serious and comic elements; and erotic and decadent passages. As with the Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass) of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel," without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form.[1] The surviving portions of the text detail the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen-year-old servant boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a difficult time keeping his lover faithful to him as he is constantly being enticed away by others. Encolpius's friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character.

Eros in Ancient Greece

The Bane and Misery of the British Nation. Or, an Earnest, Unprejudic'd Perswasive to Union and Harmony ... Address'd to All True Britons, in the Present Critical Conjuncture of Public Affairs

Party Distinctions

Het diner bij Trimalchio

‘Romeins’ lijkt soms een ander woord voor ‘decadent’. Mateloze bras- en slemppartijen, woeste orgieën, vrije seks... Dat is een verkeerd beeld. De Romeinse literatuur is serieus en ingetogen. Grote uitzondering: de Satyrica van Petronius, een roman uit de eerste eeuw. Alle remmen gaan los. Vooral in het middendeel van de roman, een beschrijving van een uitzinnig diner. De rijke vrijgelatene Trimalchio laat geen middel onbenut om zijn gasten te verbluffen en te verrassen. Krankzinnige gerechten, daverende shows en meeslepende verhalen: zijn diner biedt alle ingrediënten voor een wilde Romeinse nacht.

Het diner van Trimalchio

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