The Satyricon
Petronius
Translated and edited with an introduction and notes by P. G. Walsh
26 March 2009
ISBN: 9780199539215
272 pages
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196x129mm
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The Satyricon is the most celebrated work of fiction to have survived from the ancient world. The father of the picaresque genre, it recounts the sleazy progress of a pair of literate scholars as they wander through the cities of the southern Mediterranean encountering en route type-figures the author wickedly satirizes. This lively translation captures the gaiety of the original, and is supplemented by extensive notes.
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Petronius
Translated and edited with an introduction and notes by P. G. Walsh, Emeritus Professor of Humanity, University of GlasgowReviews
"P. G. Walsh's translation appears more learned, as one might expect from a scholar who has spent a long career studying ancient fiction. Its preface is masterful." - TLS
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