
Martial's Epigrams Book Two
Book 2. Edited by Williams, Craig A.
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 12. February 2004
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-19-515531-0 (ISBN)
Description
This edition provides an English translation of and detailed commentary on the second book of epigrams published by the Latin poet Marcus Valerius Martialis. The past ten years have seen a resurgence of interest in Martial's writings. But contemporary readers are in particular need of assistance when approaching these epigrams, and until now there has been no modern commentary dedicated to Book II. This new commentary carefully illuminates the allusions to people, places, things, and cultural practices of late first-century Rome that pervade Martial's poetry. It analyzes the epigrammatist's poems as literary creations, treating such topics as the structure of the individual poems and of the book as a whole, and the influence of earlier texts on Martial's language and themes.
Reviews / Votes
...readers new to Martial will no doubt find the book a useful tool...The translations are very readable and [Williams] has done a good job in reflecting the tone of Martial's Latin. * Christer Henriksen, Uppsala University *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-515531-0 (9780195155310)
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Craig A. Williams
Martial's Epigrams Book Two
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Person
Craig A. Williams is Associate Professor of Classics at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and author of Roman Homosexuality: Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical Antiquity.
Edited and translated
Assistant Professor of ClassicsAssistant Professor of Classics, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Content
Abbreviations
Introduction
1: Martial's Life and Works
2: Epigram before Martial
3: Characteristics of Martial's Epigrams
3.1: Themes
3.2: Characters
3.3: Formal Features: Point, Bipartite Structure, Length, and Meter
3.4: Book Structure
4: Nachleben and Reception
5: Manuscript Tradition
Text, Translation, and Commentary
Bibliography
Indices
Introduction
1: Martial's Life and Works
2: Epigram before Martial
3: Characteristics of Martial's Epigrams
3.1: Themes
3.2: Characters
3.3: Formal Features: Point, Bipartite Structure, Length, and Meter
3.4: Book Structure
4: Nachleben and Reception
5: Manuscript Tradition
Text, Translation, and Commentary
Bibliography
Indices