Epigrams / Martial ; translated with an introduction and notes by Gideon Nisbet.

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"The poet we call Martial, Marcus Valerius Martialis, lived by his wits in first-century Rome. Pounding the mean streets of the Empire's capital, he takes apart the pretensions, addictions, and cruelties of its inhabitants with perfect comic timing and killer punchlines. Social climers and sex-offen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martial (Author)
Other Authors: Nisbet, Gideon (Translator)
Language:English
Latin
Language of the Original:
Latin
Language and/or Writing System:
Latin text with English translation; introduction, notes, chronology and "Select bbibliography" in English. The Latin text is that of the translator, based on sources in the public domain.
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Series:Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:
Martial > Translations into English.
Rome > Poetry.
Epigrams, Latin.
Epigrams, Latin > Translations into English.
Epigrams.
Poetry.
Martial.
Translations.
Genre:
Translations into English.
Poetry.
Epigrams, Latin.
Epigrams, Latin
Epigrams.
Translations.
Physical Description:xxxvi, 290 pages ; 20 cm.
Format: Book

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