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Martial: Select Epigrams

Martial: Select Epigrams - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Martial, Lindsay Watson, Pat WatsonSeries:Cambridge Greek and Latin ClassicsPublish date:2003-06-23Pages:388

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.