The Satyricon of Petronius
No CoverComic Roman satire of Encolpius’s bawdy misadventures among courtesans, freemen, and the vulgar rich in the early empire.
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Comic Roman satire of Encolpius’s bawdy misadventures among courtesans, freemen, and the vulgar rich in the early empire.
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Pervasive explicit sex; orgies, impotence plot, courtesans, erotic farce
Fights, beatings, shipwreck peril; not gore-focused
Frequent crude, bawdy, and sexually explicit language throughout
Heavy drinking and gluttony; Trimalchio’s feast is central excess
Central male-male romance (Encolpius/Giton); bisexual encounters
Roman gods, Priapus cult, priestesses, and satirical rituals
Curses and witch-like episodes linked to Priapus myth
Witchcraft, curses, and ritual magic in several comic episodes
Social satire of class, wealth, freedmen, and Roman decadence
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Slavery; sexual exploitation of a teenage slave; coercion
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