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Martial (Paperback)
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Martial (Paperback)
Series: Understanding Classics
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Marcus Valerius Martialis, or Martial (born between 38 and 41 CE,
died between 102 and 104 CE) is celebrated for his droll,
frequently salacious, portrayal of Roman high and low society
during the first century rule of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and
Trajan. Considered the 'inventor' of the modern epigram, Martial
was a native of Hispania, who came to Rome in the hope of securing
both patronage and advancement. From the bath-houses, taverns and
gymnasia to the sculleries and slave-markets of the capital,
Martial in his famous Epigrams sheds merciless light on the
hypocrisies and sexual mores or rich and poor alike. Lindsay C and
Patricia Watson provide an attractive overview - for students of
classics and ancient history, as well as comparative literature -
of the chief themes of his sardonic writings. They show that
Martial is of continuing and special interest because of his
rediscovery in the Renaissance, when writers viewed him as an
incisive commentator on failings similar to those of their own day.
The later reception of "Martial", by Juvenal and others, forms a
major part of this informative survey.
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