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100 0 $aMartial.
240 10 $aEpigrammata.$kSelections
245 10 $aSelect epigrams /$cMartial ; edited by Lindsay and Patricia Watson.
260 $aCambridge, UK ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2003.
300 $axi, 374 p. ;$c19 cm.
440 0 $aCambridge Greek and Latin classics
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 357-369) and index.
546 $aText in Latin; commentary in English.
520 $aDespite his enduring popularity, Martial has recently suffered from serious critical neglect. The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for decades, and the first ever to include a fully representative selection of the oeuvre of the poet, who has often been criticised, unfairly, the authors argue, for obscenity and flattery of the Emperor Domitian. The epigrams included in the selection are organised under various heads, e.g. Martial and poetry, sexual mores, satirical pieces. A very full introduction deals with such topics as the prejudices and predilections of his audience which conditioned Martial's choice of subject matter, Martial's language, the structure and style of the epigrams, the epigrammatic tradition and Martial's creative engagement with it. The detailed commentary is suitable for use with undergraduates and is distinguished by its focus on social history as well as literary interpretation.
505 00 $tSelect Epigrams --$g1.$tMartial and Poetry (1-8) --$g2.$tPoet and Patron --$g3.$tMartial and the City of Rome --$g4.$tWomen (37-41, see also 16-17, 43-4, 50, 63, 85) --$g5.$tSexual Mores --$g6.$tSatirical Epigrams --$g7.$tEpideictic Epigrams (78-82) --$g8.$tFunerary Epigrams (83-86, see also 28).
600 00 $aMartial.$tEpigrammata.
650 0 $aEpigrams, Latin.
650 0 $aEpigrams, Latin$xHistory and criticism.
651 0 $aRome$xIn literature.
651 0 $aRome$vPoetry.
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast
655 7 $aPoetry.$2fast
700 1 $aWatson, Lindsay,$d1947-
700 1 $aWatson, Patricia A.,$d1956-
700 1 $aWatson, Patricia A.,$d1947-
776 08 $iOnline version:$aMartial.$sEpigrammata. Selections.$tSelect epigrams.$dCambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2003$w(OCoLC)606983487
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