Satyricon
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'''''Satyricon''''' (or '''''Satyrica''''') is a [[Latin literature|Latin novel]], believed to have been written by [[Petronius|Gaius Petronius]], though the manuscript text of the ''Satyricon'' calls him Titus Petronius. | '''''Satyricon''''' (or '''''Satyrica''''') is a [[Latin literature|Latin novel]], believed to have been written by [[Petronius|Gaius Petronius]], though the manuscript text of the ''Satyricon'' calls him Titus Petronius. | ||
- | The surviving text, a mixture of prose and poetry, details the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a hard time keeping his lover [[faithful]] to him as he is constantly being enticed away by others. Encolpius' friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character but he disappears from the narrative half way through the surviving text. It is a rare example of a Roman novel, the only other surviving example (quite different in style and plot) being ''Metamorphoses'' written by [[Lucius Apuleius]]. It is also extremely important evidence for the reconstruction of what everyday life must have been like for the lower classes during the early Roman Empire. | + | The surviving text, a mixture of prose and poetry, details the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a hard time keeping his lover [[faithful]] to him as he is constantly being enticed away by others. Encolpius' friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character but he disappears from the narrative half way through the surviving text. It is a rare example of a Roman novel, the only other surviving example (quite different in style and plot) being ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' written by [[Lucius Apuleius]]. It is also extremely important evidence for the reconstruction of what everyday life must have been like for the lower classes during the early Roman Empire. |
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Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin novel, believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript text of the Satyricon calls him Titus Petronius.
The surviving text, a mixture of prose and poetry, details the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a hard time keeping his lover faithful to him as he is constantly being enticed away by others. Encolpius' friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character but he disappears from the narrative half way through the surviving text. It is a rare example of a Roman novel, the only other surviving example (quite different in style and plot) being Metamorphoses written by Lucius Apuleius. It is also extremely important evidence for the reconstruction of what everyday life must have been like for the lower classes during the early Roman Empire.