Martial: Select Epigrams - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Martial: Select Epigrams write by Martial. This book was released on 2003-06-05. Martial: Select Epigrams available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Selected Epigrams of Martial
Selected Epigrams of Martial - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Selected Epigrams of Martial write by Martial. This book was released on 1908. Selected Epigrams of Martial available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Martial's Epigrams
Martial's Epigrams - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Martial's Epigrams write by Garry Wills. This book was released on 2008-10-30. Martial's Epigrams available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Epigrams from Martial
Epigrams from Martial - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Epigrams from Martial write by Martial. This book was released on 1969. Epigrams from Martial available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Companion to Ancient Epigram
A Companion to Ancient Epigram - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Companion to Ancient Epigram write by Christer Henriksén. This book was released on 2019-02-12. A Companion to Ancient Epigram available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A delightful look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram From Nestor’s inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitter tweets, the ability to express oneself concisely and elegantly, continues to be an important part of literary history unlike any other. This book examines the entire history of the epigram, from its beginnings as a purely epigraphic phenomenon in the Greek world, where it moved from being just a note attached to physical objects to an actual literary form of expression, to its zenith in late 1st century Rome, and further through a period of stagnation up to its last blooming, just before the beginning of the Dark Ages. A Companion to Ancient Epigram offers the first ever full-scale treatment of the genre from a broad international perspective. The book is divided into six parts, the first of which covers certain typical characteristics of the genre, examines aspects that are central to our understanding of epigram, and discusses its relation to other literary genres. The subsequent four parts present a diachronic history of epigram, from archaic Greece, Hellenistic Greece, and Latin and Greek epigrams at Rome, all the way up to late antiquity, with a concluding section looking at the heritage of ancient epigram from the Middle Ages up to modern times. Provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the epigram The first single-volume book to examine the entire history of the genre Scholarly interest in Greek and Roman epigram has steadily increased over the past fifty years Looks at not only the origins of the epigram but at the later literary tradition A Companion to Ancient Epigram will be of great interest to scholars and students of literature, world literature, and ancient and general history. It will also be an excellent addition to the shelf of any public and university library.
