{"product_id":"the-satyricon-isbn-9780140448054","title":"The Satyricon","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe marvelously entertaining parody of imperial Rome\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most outrageous and strikingly modern works to have survived from the ancient world, \u003ci\u003eThe Satyricon\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unmatched satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos. It recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy, encountering courtesans, priestesses, con men, brothel-keepers, pompous professors, and, above all, Trimalchio, the nouveau riche millionaire whose debauched feasting and pretentious vulgarity make him one of the great comic characters in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\"This version by a translator who understands the high art of low humor is conspicuously funny.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"William Arrowsmith's translation of \u003cb\u003eThe Satyricon\u003c\/b\u003e meets the two fundamental requirements of the translator's art: perfect fidelity to the original and a vitality of style that tempts the reader to believe that the English version is not a translation.… A classic of literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Allen Tate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Arrowsmith's brilliant translation … at one stroke renders every other version obsolete.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLondon Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitus Petronius Arbiter\u003c\/b\u003e, the purported author of \u003ci\u003eThe  Satyricon\u003c\/i\u003e, was an advisor to the Roman emperor Nero. The victim of  court intrigue, he commited suicide in AD 66. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.P. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (d. 1993) was a professor of classics at the  University of California, Santa Barbara. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Morales\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of classics at the  University of California, Santa Barbara.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305261748453,"sku":"NP9780140448054","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140448054.jpg?v=1767741335","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-satyricon-isbn-9780140448054","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}