Martial : the world of the epigram /
In this age of the sound bite, what sort of author could be more relevant than a master of the epigram? Martial, the most influential epigrammatist of classical antiquity, was just such a virtuoso of the form, but despite his pertinence to today's culture, his work has been largely neglected in...
| Основен автор: | Fitzgerald, William, 1952- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260208 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Martial. |
| Резюме: |
In this age of the sound bite, what sort of author could be more relevant than a master of the epigram? Martial, the most influential epigrammatist of classical antiquity, was just such a virtuoso of the form, but despite his pertinence to today's culture, his work has been largely neglected in contemporary scholarship. Arguing that Martial is a major author who deserves more sustained attention, William Fitzgerald provides an insightful tour of his works, shedding new and much-needed light on the Roman poet's world--and how it might speak to our own. Writing in the late first century CE--when th. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780226252568 0226252566 |