Research Catalog

Title

Satyricon / Petronius. Apocolocyntosis / Seneca ; [both] edited and translated by Gareth Schmeling.

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2020.
• ©2020

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Details

Additional Authors

• Schmeling, Gareth L.
• Petronius Arbiter
• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.

Description

viii, 531 pages : 1 illustration; 17 cm.

Summary

"The 'Satyrica' ('Satyricon liber'), a comic-picaresque fiction in prose and verse traditionally attributed to the Neronian Petronius (d. AD 66) but possibly of Flavian or Trajanic date, survives only as fragments of a much larger whole. It takes the form of a first-person narrative by the endearing ne'er-do-well Encolpius, a brilliant storyteller, parodist, and mimic who recalls episodes from his past life as a wandering bohemian, living by his wits on the margins of society in Greek southern Italy and encountering a vividly realized array of characters from the early imperial demimonde, including the wealthy freedman Trimalchio, one of the most unforgettable characters in all of Latin literature. Paired with the 'Satyrica', and likewise in prose and verse, is the 'Apocolocyntosis' ('Pumpkinification'), a short satirical pamphlet lampooning the death, apotheosis, and attempt to enter heaven of the emperor Claudius (reigned 41-54). If the work of Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65), better known for his austere Stoic moralism, its sarcastic wit and rollicking humor were no doubt inspired by bitterness over his exile at Claudius' hands in 41-49. For this Loeb edition the Latin texts have been freshly edited and translated, with ample introductions and explanatory notes."--

Series Statement

Loeb classical library ; LCL 15

Uniform Title

Loeb classical library ; 15.

Subject

• Satire, Latin > Translations into English
• Italy, Southern > Fiction
• Rome > Fiction
• Southern Italy
• Rome (Empire)
• Italy > Rome

Genre/Form

• Satirical literature.
• Picaresque fiction.
• Humorous fiction.
• Fiction.
• Translations.

Note

• "Appendix: Seating chart": page 519.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language (note)

• Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages; critical matter in English.

Call Number

PA6156

ISBN

• 9780674997370
• 0674997379

LCCN

2020935306

OCLC

1141413691

Title

Satyricon / Petronius. Apocolocyntosis / Seneca ; [both] edited and translated by Gareth Schmeling.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2020.

Copyright Date

©2020

Edition

[New edition].

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Loeb classical library ; LCL 15

Loeb classical library ; 15.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Language

Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages; critical matter in English.

Added Author

Schmeling, Gareth L., editor, translator.

Container of (expression): Petronius Arbiter. Satyricon. English (Schmeling)

Container of (expression): Petronius Arbiter. Satyricon. Latin (Schmeling)

Container of (expression): Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Apocolocyntosis. English (Schmeling)

Container of (expression): Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Apocolocyntosis. Latin (Schmeling)

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR PA6156 .P48