Epigrams :With parallel Latin text - Oxford World's Classics
Epigrams :With parallel Latin text - Oxford World's Classics
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11 June, 2015
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780199645459 |
| ISBN10 | 0199645450 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Item Weight | 236 g |
| Product Dimensions | 124 x 193 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Oxford University Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Martial is an epigrammatist of unmatched range and brilliance. Treating life, society and human foibles with coruscating wit, he mixes vicious abuse, frequently sexual, of individuals with biting satire on human weakness and lyrical reflections on Rome, friendship and country life. In his extremely useful edition Gideon Nisbet selects over 300 of his subject's c. 1600 poems, doing full justice to Martial's range. * Peter Jones, Classics for All *
This translation is offering not only a reasonably comprehensive view of Martial's literary universe, but also a pleasant experience. Gideon Nisbet's version of Martial's Rome and Martial's world is enjoyable and lively. * Carmen Fenechiu, Journal of Ancient History and Archeology *
Author's Bio
Gideon Nisbet has taught and researched the classical world and its reception at the Universities of Glasgow, Reading, Warwick, and Oxford, and is an expert in ancient epigram. His publications includes Greek Epigram in the Roman Empire: Martial's Forgotten Rivals (OUP, 2003), Greek Epigram in Reception (OUP, 2013) and the Greece and Rome New Survey, Epigram (CUP, 2010).