Petronius Summary

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  • 3 Biographies
  • 12 Literature Criticisms
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Biographies (3)

788 words, approx. 3 pages
The Roman voluptuary Petronius Arbiter (died ca. 66) is the ascribed author of the Satyricon, a fragmentary picaresque novel generally considered one of the most brilliant productions of Latin literat... Read more
4,786 words, approx. 16 pages
Biography Essay"One of the most licentious and repulsive works in Roman literature" is the way W. E. H. Lecky describes the Satyrica (Satyricon, before A.D. 66) in his History of European Morals (191... Read more
4,357 words, approx. 15 pages
"One of the most licentious and repulsive works in Roman literature" is the way W. E. H. Lecky describes the Satyrica (Satyricon, before A.D. 66) in his History of European Morals (1911). The English ... Read more