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The ''Satyricon'', or ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' ("The Book of Satyrlike Adventures), is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. The Satyricon is an example of Menippean satire, which is very different from the formal verse satire of Juvenal or Horace. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse (commonly known as ''prosimetrum''); serious and comic elements; and erotic and decadent passages. As with the ''Metamorphoses'' (also called ''The Golden Ass'') of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form.〔Harrison (1999). Nonetheless, Moore (101–3) aligns it with modern novels like Joyce's ''Ulysses'' and Pynchon's ''Gravity's Rainbow''.〕 The surviving portions of the text detail the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his lover, a handsome sixteen-year-old servant boy named Giton. Throughout the novel, Encolpius has a difficult time keeping his lover faithful to him as he is constantly being enticed away by others. Encolpius's friend Ascyltus (who seems to have previously been in a relationship with Encolpius) is another major character. It is one of the two most extensive witnesses to the Roman novel (the only other being the fully extant ''Metamorphoses'' of Apuleius, which has significant differences in style and plot). ''Satyricon'' is also regarded as useful evidence for the reconstruction of how lower classes lived during the early Roman Empire. ==History== The text was copied throughout the Middle Ages. In 1664 the first critical edition, which included Trimalchio’s party, was put to print through the efforts of Pierre Petit. ''Satyricon'' has been translated into several languages and has been one of the bestsellers of Western literature. Because of the status of the extant original texts of ''Satyricon'', the true intent of Petronius' novel is unknown. It could be a satire with a moral component or a ''satyr'' (???) in revenge for Nero's dismissal of Seneca. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Satyricon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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