The Satyricon, is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petronius. The Satyricon is an example of Menippean satire, which is different from the formal verse satire of Juvenal or Horace. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse serious and comic elements; and erotic and decadent passages. The Satyricon is also regarded as useful evidence for the reconstruction of how lower classes lived during the early Roman Empire.Condition: Dark blue cloth boards with faded gilt lettering to spine. Slightly rubbed at spine ends.Matching blue top edge. Text block tight. Matching endpapers. Previous owner\'s details to flyleaf. Decorated title. Text bright and clear. pp 227