Martial

Broschiertes Buch

Epigrams

With Parallel Latin Text

A new selesction tranls. by Nisbet, Gideon

Beschreibung

This new, parallel-text prose translation of a generous selection of Martial's witty and satiric epigrams pulls no punches and matches the boldness of the originals. They bring Imperial Rome vividly to life. The edition establishes Martial's originality as a literary author and includes a full introduction and notes.

Autor

Gideon Nisbet has taught and researched the classical world and its reception at the Universities of Glasgow, Reading, Warwick, and Oxford, and is an expert in ancient epigram. His publications includes Greek Epigram in the Roman Empire: Martial's Forgotten Rivals (OUP, 2003), Greek Epigram in Reception (OUP, 2013) and the Greece and Rome New Survey, Epigram (CUP, 2010).

Produktdetails

• Oxford World's Classics
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780199645459
• ISBN-10: 0199645450
• Artikelnr.: 42123188