Martial: Select Epigrams

Ninety poems by Martial, the first-century a.d. epigrammatist, are presented, with commentary, in this edition. Selected on the basis of their thematic importance, these concise poems provide an unique opportunity to interpret a significantly neglected author. The book considers the sociocultural and historical matrix from which the epigrams sprang and the Roman love of personal invective which sustains and enlivens a major portion of Martial's work.

Author: Martial
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/06/2003
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780521555395

About the Author
Watson, Lindsay: - Lindsay Watson is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Sydney and the author of Arae: The Curse Poetry of Antiquity (1991).Watson, Patricia: - Patricia Watson is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Sydney and author of Ancient Stepmothers: Myth, Misogyny and Reality (1995).

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