| Martial and Pliny: Selections Contributor(s): Martial (Author), Kennedy, Eberhard Christopher |
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ISBN: 086292166X ISBN-13: 9780862921668 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Series: Latin Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 8" (0.45 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This selection includes 450 lines of Martial and 580 of Pliny the Younger. The introduction deals with scansion and gives an outline of Martial's life and this relations with Pliny. Thirty-three epigrams follow, arranged by their traditional numbering, with copious notes on each extract. The extracts from Pliny follow, covering topics such as the eruption of Vesuvius and the Christians in Bithynia. |