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Martial's Epigrams Book Two

By Martial

Martial's Epigrams Book Two

By Martial

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This edition provides an English translation of and detailed commentary on the second book of epigrams published by the Latin poet Marcus Valerius Martialis. The past ten years have seen a resurgence of interest in Martial's writings. But contemporary readers are in particular need of assistance when approaching these epigrams, and until now there has been no modern commentary dedicated to Book II. This new commentary carefully illuminates the allusions to people, places, things, and cultural practices of late first-century Rome that pervade Martial's poetry. It analyzes the epigrammatist's poems as literary creations, treating such topics as the structure of the individual poems and of the book as a whole, and the influence of earlier texts on Martial's language and themes.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
316
Release Date:
2004-01-08
Publication Date:
2003-12-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195155319
ISBN13:
9780195155310
Minimum Reading Age:
10
Weight:
640 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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