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The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter

by Petronius Arbiter

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This volume contains Oscar Wilde's translation of “The Satyricon”, a Latin work of fiction most likely written by Gaius Petronius. An example of Menippean satire, it contains both verse and prose presented with comic and serious elements, and concerns the unusual escapades of the narrator Encolpius and his 16-year-old slave and boyfriend Giton. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant attire, Wilde was a proponent of aestheticism and wro...

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