Martial, the unexpected classic : a literary and historical study /

This is the first full-length study in English of the Roman poet Martial's life, poetry and politics, as well as of the survival of his fifteen books of epigrams and short poems from his death around AD 104 to the present. The subjects examined include his defence of epigram as an art form, his...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sullivan, J. P. (John Patrick)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Subjects:
Martial.
Martial, > approximately 40-approximately 104.
Martial
Martial, > (0040?-0104?) > Critique et interprétation.
Epigrams, Latin > History and criticism.
Poets, Latin > Biography.
Épigrammes latines > Histoire et critique.
Poètes latins > Biographies.
Rome dans la littérature.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Epigrams, Latin
Literature
Poets, Latin
Gedichten.
Latijn.
Klassieke oudheid.
Rome > In literature.
Rome (Empire)
Epigrams in Latin > Martial
Latin literature
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Martial's life and times
  • Martial's Apologia pro opere suo
  • The epigram tradition: Martial's Greek and Latin models
  • The coherence of Martial's themes
  • Martial's sexual attitudes
  • Humanity and humour imagery and wit
  • Survival and revival
  • Appendix 1. Chronology
  • Appendix 2. Martial and the Greek epigram.

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