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Greek Epigram in the Roman Empire: Martial's Forgotten Rivals - Oxford Classical Monographs
Nisbet, Gideon (, Lecturer in Classics, St John's College, Oxford)
Greek Epigram in the Roman Empire: Martial's Forgotten Rivals - Oxford Classical Monographs
Nisbet, Gideon (, Lecturer in Classics, St John's College, Oxford)
When we say 'epigram', we mean 'Martial'. After Martial, a Roman poet of the first century AD, epigram would always mean satirical epigram: a short, funny poem with a sting in its tail. But Martial was an imitator. He copied and adapted the real innovators. This book aims to uncover a forgotten world of wicked puns and violent slapstick.
256 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 11, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780199263370 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 145 × 224 × 21 mm · 420 g |