The Epigrams (Penguin Classics)

The Epigrams (Penguin Classics)

by JamesMitchie (Author)

Synopsis

Martial, like many of the Latin poets, was born in Bibilis, Spain, probably around 38-41 AD. He appears to have lived in Rome for nearly thirty-four years, under the patronage of the great Spaniard Senaca the Younger. He belonged to a class of intellectuals who were in resolute opposition to the emperor Domitian, so many times figures like Cicero, Brutus, and Pompey are used as literary devices against the crazed tyrant. Martial's poems are definitely modeled off of Catullus' epigrams and elegiac verses, although they are different in meaning and theme. These poems are hilarious and audacious, cruel, lewd, charming, spiteful, and creative; and they bring to life the social and political milieu of Rome.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 30 Jul 1987

ISBN 10: 0140443509
ISBN 13: 9780140443509