Author: Select epigrams
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Category : Epigrams
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Author: John William Mackail
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Author: Martial
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521555395
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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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 includes 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.

Author: Martial
Publisher:
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Category : Epigrams, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: John William Mackail
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Category : Epigrams, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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Author: Martial
Publisher:
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Category : Epigrams, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Author: Marcus Valerius Martialis
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Author: Martial
Publisher:
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Category : Epigrams, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Author: Garry Wills
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440633282
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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One of literature's greatest satirists, Martial earned his livelihood by excoriating the follies and vices of Roman society and its emperors, and set a pattern that satirists have admired across the ages. For the first time, readers can enjoy an English translation of these rhymes that does not sacrifice the cleverly constructed effects of Martial's short and shapely thrusts. Martial's Epigrams "bespeaks a great scholar at play" (The New York Times Book Review), makes for addictive reading, and is a perfect, if naughty, gift. Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.

Author: Martial
Publisher:
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Category : Epigrams, Latin
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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