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100 1 _aSeneca, Lucius Annaeus,
_d5? BCE-65
245 1 0 _aApocolocyntosis
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocolocyntosis
500 _aRelease date is 2003-11-01
508 _aProduced by Ted Garvin, Ben Courtney and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"Apocolocyntosis" by Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a satire likely written shortly after 54 CE. This rare surviving example of Menippean satire viciously mocks the recently deceased Emperor Claudius. The work follows Claudius's journey from death to Mount Olympus, where he seeks deification among the gods, only to face judgment for his notorious crimes. Through biting humor and wordplay, Seneca transforms the traditional apotheosis into a "pumpkinification," condemning the emperor's cruelty and incompetence while exposing the corruption of his reign. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aClaudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D. -- Humor
700 1 _aRouse, W. H. D.
_q(William Henry Denham),
_d1863-1950
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10001
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