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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
192
Utgivningsdatum
2015-09-02
Förlag
I.B. Tauris
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218 x 137 x 20 mm
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363 g
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1
ISBN
9781780766362

Martial

av Prof Lindsay C Watson, Patricia Watson
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2015-09-02
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Marcus Valerius Martialis, or Martial (born between 38 and 41 CE, died between 102 and 104 CE) is celebrated for his droll, frequently salacious, portrayal of Roman high and low society during the first century rule of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. Considered the 'inventor' of the modern epigram, Martial was a native of Hispania, who came to Rome in the hope of securing both patronage and advancement. From the bath-houses, taverns and gymnasia to the sculleries and slave-markets of the capital, Martial in his famous Epigrams sheds merciless light on the hypocrisies and sexual mores or rich and poor alike. Lindsay C and Patricia Watson provide an attractive overview - for students of classics and ancient history, as well as comparative literature - of the chief themes of his sardonic writings. They show that Martial is of continuing and special interest because of his rediscovery in the Renaissance, when writers viewed him as an incisive commentator on failings similar to those of their own day. The later reception of "Martial", by Juvenal and others, forms a major part of this informative survey.
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'Lindsay and Patricia Watson, two of the foremost Martial scholars, provide the perfect introduction to this important poet in their up to date and readable survey. While they cover the full range of issues raised by Martial's epigrams, particular attention is paid to Martial's humour and artistry, illustrated by acute readings of selected (and unexpurgated) epigrams. The trends and controversies of Martial's scholarship are judiciously discussed and the Watsons have new things to say even to the specialist.' - William Fitzgerald, Professor of Latin Language & Literature, King's College London, author of Martial: The World of the Epigram

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Lindsay C Watson is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney. Patricia Watson is Honorary Associate in Classics and Ancient History at the same institution. Lindsay C Watson is the author of A Commentary on Horace's Epodes and Arae: The Curse Poetry of Antiquity. Patricia Watson is the editor (with Lindsay C Watson) of Martial: Select Epigrams.

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