The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter
By: translation ascribed to Oscar Wilde
Contributors: Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
Publisher: Dorset Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780880299930
Subjects: Translations into English; Literary collections
Work titles: Satyricon
Description: "It is not enough to say that "The Satyricon" depicts the degeneracy of Roman life under Nero; that it is a consummate tale of roguery; that it is an essentially moral commentary on evil and hypocrisy. It is all these and more; it is a supreme work of art. It ranks with Gargantua and Pentagruel, Don Quixote, Gulliver's Travels and Joyce's Ulysses as landmarks of European writing." -- Dust jacket flaps.