Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Martial's Epigrams: A Selection

Marcus Valerius Martialis

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Despite his enduring popularity, Martial has recently suffered from serious critical neglect. The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for decades, and the first ever to include a fully representative selection of the oeuvre of the poet, who has often been criticised, unfairly, the authors argue, for obscenity and flattery of the Emperor Domitian. The epigrams included in the selection are organised under various heads, e.g. Martial and poetry, sexual mores, satirical pieces. A very full introduction deals with such topics as the prejudices and predilections of his audience which conditioned Martial's choice of subject matter, Martial's language, the structure and style of the epigrams, the epigrammatic tradition and Martial's creative engagement with it. The detailed commentary is suitable for use with undergraduates and is distinguished by its focus on social history as well as literary interpretation.

Language: English

Pages: 206

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Viking Adult

Release: October 30, 2008

ISBN: 0670020397

ISBN 13: 9780670020393

Martial's Epigrams: A Selection

Marcus Valerius Martialis

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Despite his enduring popularity, Martial has recently suffered from serious critical neglect. The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for decades, and the first ever to include a fully representative selection of the oeuvre of the poet, who has often been criticised, unfairly, the authors argue, for obscenity and flattery of the Emperor Domitian. The epigrams included in the selection are organised under various heads, e.g. Martial and poetry, sexual mores, satirical pieces. A very full introduction deals with such topics as the prejudices and predilections of his audience which conditioned Martial's choice of subject matter, Martial's language, the structure and style of the epigrams, the epigrammatic tradition and Martial's creative engagement with it. The detailed commentary is suitable for use with undergraduates and is distinguished by its focus on social history as well as literary interpretation.

Language: English

Pages: 206

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Viking Adult

Release: October 30, 2008

ISBN: 0670020397

ISBN 13: 9780670020393

More books from Marcus Valerius Martialis

Epigrams

I cento epigrammi proibiti

3.1/5 ( ratings)

Epigrams, Volume III, Books 11-14. (Loeb Classical Library No. 480)

4.4/5 ( ratings)

The Dedalus Book of Roman Decadence: Emperors of Debauchery

3.2/5 ( ratings)

Lapidi e amori - 111 epigrammi

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?