| Martial: The Unexpected Classic Contributor(s): Sullivan, J. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521607035 ISBN-13: 9780521607032 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: This is the first full-length study in English of the Roman poet Martial??'s life, poetry and politics, as well as of the survival of his fifteen books of epigrams and short poems from his death around AD 104 to the present. The subjects examined include his defence of epigram as an art form, his misogyny and obscenity, his style, wit and humour, and, not least, his imperial propaganda. The concluding part of the work examines his high reputation in the Renaissance and the later censorship and neglect of his work until comparatively recently. All the material is presented for a modern objective assessment of his achievement, without in any way disguising the unpleasant aspects of his genius, and the political and literary pressures on poets in Rome at that period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Language Arts & Disciplines - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005279517 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 420 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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| Publisher Description: This is the first full-length study in English of the Roman poet Martial's life, poetry and politics, as well as of the survival of his fifteen books of epigrams and short poems from his death around AD 104 to the present. The subjects examined include his defence of epigram as an art form, his misogyny and obscenity, his style, wit and humour, and, not least, his imperial propaganda. The concluding part of the work examines his high reputation in the Renaissance and the later censorship and neglect of his work until comparatively recently. All the material is presented for a modern objective assessment of his achievement, without in any way disguising the unpleasant aspects of his genius, and the political and literary pressures on poets in Rome at that period. |