Selected Epigrams

Selected Epigrams

Author
Martialis, Marcus ValeriusMcLean, Susan
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Language
English
Year
2014
Page
LVII, 189 Seiten
ISBN
9780299301743,9780299301736,0299301737,0299301745
File Type
epub
File Size
502.3 KiB

This lively translation accurately captures the wit and uncensored bawdiness of the epigrams of Martial, who satirized Roman society, both high and low, in the first century CE. His pithy little poems amuse, but also offer vivid insight into the world of patrons and clients, doctors and lawyers, prostitutes, slaves, and social climbers in ancient Rome. The selections cover nearly a third of Martial's 1,500 or so epigrams, augmented by an introduction by historian Marc Kleijwegt and informative notes on literary allusion and wordplay by translator Susan McLean.

Finalist, Literary Translation Award, PEN Center USA

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