Martial , Gideon Nisbet (Translator)
Epigrams: With parallel Latin text (Oxford World's Classics)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780199645459
- author:
- Martial , Gideon Nisbet (Translator)
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 1.5 x 13 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, By Period
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Martial's witty verses bring Rome to life in all its variety, exposing the vices and follies of its inhabitants with perfect comic timing. This selection presents his epigrams in a prose translation that pulls no punches, showcasing his originality as a literary author and the significance of his achievement.
Packed with incident and detail, Martial's epigrams are gossipy, clever, and entertaining, expressing amusement alongside indignation at the excesses they reveal. With biting satire rubbing alongside tender friendship, lust for life beside sorrow for loss, this collection offers a vivid portrait of ancient Rome.
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