Satyrica. - DANIEL KINNEY - EDS.].|PETRONIUS [R. BRACHT BRANHAM
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Whether read as the first European novel, a parody of classical romance, a sophisticated example of pagan pornography or a gay classic, Petronius' picaresque account of the Priapic adventures of Encolpius and his beautiful lover, Giton, takes us deep into the underworld of the Roman empire. Told in the first-person by Encolpius, the Satyrica offers a brilliant comic exploration of an ancient empire in decline and of the energies released by its decay. Since it was first translated into English by William Bu...
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1996 Uitgever: University Of California Press 224 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0520205995 ISBN-13: 9780520205994Koop dit boek tweedehands
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