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Satyricon

American  
[sa-tir-i-kon] / sæˈtɪr ɪˌkɒn /

noun

  1. a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.


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In the second passage, an excerpt from Petronius’s Satyricon, the formerly enslaved Trimalchio mistreats his own enslaved people during a lavish dinner party.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

This class of parasites was savagely parodied in the first-century satirical novel "Satyricon" by Gaius Petronius, written during the reign of Nero.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2021

A front row seat on the madness, it reads like a mashup of Heart of Darkness with Fellini’s Satyricon.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2019

"Fellini: The Sixties," by Manoah Bowman: Focused on the director's most iconic work, including "Dolce Vita," ''81/2," ''Juliet of the Spirits" and "Fellini Satyricon."

From US News • Nov. 16, 2015

There is, therefore, especially in view of the fact that they all bear a marked family resemblance to one another, a strong presumption that all are by the author of the Satyricon.

From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth

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