Martial's Epigrams: A Selection Hardcover - 2008
by Garry Wills
- Used
- Hardcover
Bawdy and biting epigrams,freshly translated, ready forenjoyment.
One of literature's greatest satirists, Martialearned his livelihood by excoriating the follies andvices of his time, and set a pattern that satirists haveadmired and imitated across the ages. Born in Spain,Marcus Valerius Martialis (c. 40102 CE), known inEnglish as Martial, went to Rome as a young man towin fame and fortune. At the height of his career hepublished a book of scathing social commentary everyyear--1,500 poems in all, of which Wills translatesabout a third.
This exquisite translation from acclaimed authorGarry Wills does not sacrifice the cleverly constructedeffects of Martial's short and shapely thrusts. Martial'sEpigrams make addictive reading and a perfect--ifnaughty--gift.
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Details
- Title Martial's Epigrams: A Selection
- Author Garry Wills
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition, S
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 205
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Adult, New York, New York
- Date 2008-10-30
- Bookseller's Inventory # E03515
- ISBN 9780670020393 / 0670020397
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Rome, Martial
- Dewey Decimal Code 878.010