Selected Epigrams
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Selected Epigrams

Martial, Susan McLean

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Selected Epigrams

Martial, Susan McLean

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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

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Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780299301736
Topic
Literatur
Subtopic
Poesie

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. Book One
  5. Book Two
  6. Book Three
  7. Book Four
  8. Book Five
  9. Book Six
  10. Book Seven
  11. Book Eight
  12. Book Nine
  13. Book Ten
  14. Book Eleven
  15. Book Twelve
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
Citation styles for Selected Epigrams

APA 6 Citation

Martial, & McLean, S. (2014). Selected Epigrams ([edition unavailable]). University of Wisconsin Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/4386301 (Original work published 2014)

Chicago Citation

Martial, and Susan McLean. (2014) 2014. Selected Epigrams. [Edition unavailable]. University of Wisconsin Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/4386301.

Harvard Citation

Martial and McLean, S. (2014) Selected Epigrams. [edition unavailable]. University of Wisconsin Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/4386301 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Martial, and Susan McLean. Selected Epigrams. [edition unavailable]. University of Wisconsin Press, 2014. Web. 24 June 2024.