Select Epigrams. Edited by L. and P. Watson. - MARTIAL, (MARTIALIS),
Selected Epigrams (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)
KORTE INHOUD
'Patricia and Lindsay Watson have now provided a modern commentary in the best tradition of the Cambridge series, simultaneously helpful students (who are frequently given grammatical help) and of much use to scholars. (?) The editors present their eighty-seven sections (?) in thematically organised groups, providing a detailed table of contents which displays its own interesting structure. The anthology begins with self-referential pieces in which Martial writes about his own poetry and then moves to such topics as ?Martial and the city of Rome?m ?women?, ?sexual mores?, and ?satirical epigrams? on figures like the parvenu, the legacy-hunter, and the doctor. The end comes, appropriately enough, with ?funerary epigrams? (?). The editor?s introduction surveys the basic questions raised by this corpus, ranging from what we can know about Martial himself (?) to the themes, structure, language, and metres of his poetry, to his relationship with poetic predecessors and with Domitian. The only major question not t...
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2003Uitgever: Cambridge University Press386 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0521555396ISBN-13: 9780521555395Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
