by Cayo Petronio Árbitro, Petronio · Ediciones 29 · tapa dura · ISBN 9788471044570
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«El Satiricón» is the satirical novel by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, published by Ediciones 29 in hardback (246 pages, in Spanish).
The work narrates the adventures of Encolpius and his companions through the Roman world, mixing verse and prose and alternating cultured Latin with vulgar Latin. Among its most famous passages are the banquet of Trimalchio and the tale of the Widow of Ephesus, which ironically show corruption and the desire for social advancement in imperial Rome.
Spanish edition published in 1972. The work is considered one of the first novels in world literature.
For readers interested in classical Roman literature and social satire with sharp humour.
Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era.
