Epigrams / Martial ; translated with an introduction and notes by Gideon Nisbet.
Material type: TextLanguage: English, Latin Original language: Latin Series: Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)Description: xxxvi, 290 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780199645459
- 0199645450
- Martial. Epigrammata. Selections. English (Nisbet)
- Martial. Epigrammata. Selections. Latin (Nisbet)
- 878.0102 23
- PA6502 .N45 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The poet we call Martial, Marcus Valerius Martialis, lived by his wits in first-century Rome. Pounding the mean streets of the Empire's capital, he takes apart the pretensions, addictions, and cruelties of its inhabitants with perfect comic timing and killer punchlines. Social climers and sex-offenders, rogue traders and two-faced preachers - all are subject to his forensic annihilations and often foul-mouthed verses. Packed with incident and detail, Martial's epigrams bring Rome vividly to life in all its variety; biting satire rubs alongside tender friendship, lust for life beside sorrow for loss. Gossipy, clever, and above all entertaining, they express amusement as much as indigtation at the vices they expose."
Latin text with English translation; introduction, notes, chronology and "Select bibliography" in English. The Latin text is that of the translator, based on sources in the public domain.
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