Martial, the unexpected classic : a literary and historical study /

Martial, the unexpected classic : a literary and historical study /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sullivan, J. P. (John Patrick)
Imprint:	Cambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Description:	xxv, 388 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Martial Epigrammata (Martial) Epigrams, Latin -- History and criticism Poets, Latin -- Biography. Epigrams, Latin. Literature. Poets, Latin. Rome (Empire) Biography. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1145126

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ISBN:	0521264588 (hardback)
Notes:	"Based on the J.H. Gray Lectures delivered at Cambridge University ... in 1978"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. MartialÆs life and times
2. MartialÆs Apologia pro opere suo
3. The epigram tradition: MartialÆs Greek and Latin models
4. The coherence of MartialÆs themes
5. MartialÆs sexual attitudes
6. Humanity and humour; imagery and wit
7. Survival and revival
Appendix 1. Chronology
Appendix 2. Martial and the Greek epigram