Selected Epigrams

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.

Author: Martial
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 12/03/2014
Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780299301743


Award: Literary Award - Finalist