Petronius
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Book
Physical Desc
xlvi, 497 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
English and Latin.
General Note
First editions of these translations originally published 1913. Both the Latin text and the English translation of the 1913 edition of the Satyricon have been significantly revised by E.H. Warmington. H.E. Butler's 1913 Latin edition of the poems remains.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Petronius's picaresque novel (probably written during Nero's reign) presents in lurid detail the disreputable travels and adventures of Encolpius, a swashbuckling young coward lacking both morals and income. It has been called a kaleidoscope picture of literature, lust, and life. Perhaps best known are the chapters describing Trimalchio's wildly extravagant dinner party with rambunctious entertainment. For the revised edition, Warmington debowdlerized Heseltine's translation and expanded the explanatory notes. This volume also contains < "
Language
English and Latin texts on opposite pages.
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commitment to retain,20151204,pda,OTUTLD
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Heseltine, M., Butler, H. E., Rouse, W. H. D. 1., Warmington, E. H. 1., Rouse, W. H. D. 1., Petronius Arbiter., & Seneca, L. A. (1969). Petronius . Harvard University Press ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael, Heseltine et al.. 1969. Petronius. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael, Heseltine et al.. Petronius Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1969.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Heseltine, M., Butler, H. E., Rouse, W. H. D. 1., Warmington, E. H. 1., Rouse, W. H. D. 1., Petronius Arbiter. and Seneca, L. A. (1969). Petronius. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Heseltine, Michael,, et al. Petronius Harvard University Press ;, 1969.

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