| Selected Epigrams Contributor(s): Martial (Author), McLean, Susan (Translator), Kleijwegt, Marc (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0299301745 ISBN-13: 9780299301743 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 878.010 |
| LCCN: 2014007450 |
| Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This lively translation accurately captures the wit and uncensored bawdiness of the epigrams of Martial, who satirized Roman society, both high and low, in the first century CE. His pithy little poems amuse, but also offer vivid insight into the world of patrons and clients, doctors and lawyers, prostitutes, slaves, and social climbers in ancient Rome. The selections cover nearly a third of Martial's 1,500 or so epigrams, augmented by an introduction by historian Marc Kleijwegt and informative notes on literary allusion and wordplay by translator Susan McLean. Finalist, Literary Translation Award, PEN Center USA |