Martial: Select Epigrams (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521555395)

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
ISBN-10: 0521555396
ISBN-13: 9780521555395
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2003
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 7.90h x 4.90w x 1.20d