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1587 Rare Leather Latin Book ~ Petronius Satyricon
Author : Petronius Arbiter, Gaius.
Title : Petronii Arbitri Satyricon. Adjecta sunt veterum quorundam poetarum carmina non dissimilis argumenti: ex quibus nonnulla emendatius, alia nunc primum eduntur. Cum notis doctorum virorum.
Text : Text in Latin
Publisher : Lutetiae, Apud Mamertum Patissonium Typgraphum Regium. 1587.
Size : 6 “X 4 ”
Pages : [8], 174, [40] pages
Binding : Very good full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (tight, some light foxing and staining, antique handwritten notes in the margin of first 30 pages -as shown )
The book : “Very rare Latin 16th century edition of Satyrico including Satyricon, Fragmenta, Vet. Poetarum Catalecta, Varietas lectionum in Satyrico Petronii, Index.
— Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. As with the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a “”Roman novel””, without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form.
The surviving portions of the text detail the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen-year-old boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a hard 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. It is a rare example of a Roman novel, the only other surviving example (quite different in style and plot) being Metamorphoses written by Lucius Apuleius. It is also extremely important evidence for the reconstruction of what everyday life must have been like for the lower classes during the early Roman Empire.”
The author : Gaius Petronius Arbiter (ca. 27–66 AD) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is speculated to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.
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