Martial: the world of the epigram
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Main Author: Fitzgerald, William 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2007
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and indexes
Martial and the world of the epigram -- Epigram at Rome -- Strategies of the spectacle -- What is a book of epigrams? (Martial's book 1) -- Juxtaposition : the attraction of opposites -- The society of the book -- Banalization and redemption : Martial's Catullus and Ovid; Burmeister's Martial -- Conclusion
In this age of the sound bite, what sort of author could be more relevant than a master of the epigram? Martial, the most influential epigrammatist of classical antiquity, was just such a virtuoso of the form, but despite his pertinence to today's culture, his work has been largely neglected in contemporary scholarship. Arguing that Martial is a major author who deserves more sustained attention, William Fitzgerald provides an insightful tour of his works, shedding new and much-needed light on the Roman poet's world--and how it might speak to our own. Writing in the late first century CE--when th
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (258 pages)
ISBN:9780226252568

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