Satire

The book in question is a scholarly edition of the surviving remains of Petronius, issued under the title…

The Fragmentum Traguriense is a Latin edition of a newly "discovered" portion of Petronius's Satyricon, published at Nuremberg…

The Cena Trimalchionis, or "Dinner with Trimalchio," is a single surviving episode from a much larger Roman novel.

The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter is a work of ancient Latin prose fiction that has come down to…

Momus is a Latin prose narrative by Leon Battista Alberti, identified in its own title as the work…

The Intercenales is a collection of short prose pieces written by Leon Battista Alberti, primarily composed during the…

The work presents itself as the observations of an 'Indian King' — a foreign, ostensibly naive visitor to…

Selected Tales is an edited anthology of Edgar Allan Poe's short fiction, with Julian Symons as editor.

The work is a scholarly edition that gathers Julian's extant correspondence, ranging from official dispatches and administrative decrees…

The Zap Gun is a science fiction novel by the American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1967.

Bien-né. Nouvelles et anecdotes.

The Nobleman is a book-auction catalogue, not a narrative text, documenting the sale of the combined libraries of…

Dizionario del Diavolo is the Italian title of The Devil's Dictionary, a satirical reference work by the American…

The volume is organized into several distinct sections, each with its own character and purpose.

Black Beetles in Amber is a collection of satirical and polemical poetry by Ambrose Bierce, assembled from verses…