The Epigrams [Of] Martial

The Epigrams [Of] Martial - Penguin Classics

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Publisher's 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140443509
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 871.01
DEWEY edition: 18
Language: English,Latin
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 162g
Height: 195mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 13mm