2013148
9780521607032
A full-length study of the Roman poet’s life, times, art and the survival of his poetry up to the twentieth century. All aspects of Martial’s epigrams are discussed and there is an evaluation of his poetic merits and faults, plus a history of his European admirers, translators, critics, and censors from the Renaissance to the present. All the Latin is translated.Sullivan, J. P. is the author of 'Martial The Unexpected Classic', published 2004 under ISBN 9780521607032 and ISBN 0521607035.
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