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Greek Epigram in the Roman Empire: Martial's Forgotten Rivals

Greek Epigram in the Roman Empire: Martial's Forgotten Rivals

Nisbet, Gideon

Hardcover

Series: Oxford Classical Monographs

Literary CriticismAncient History General

ISBN10: 019926337X
ISBN13: 9780199263370
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 26 2004
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
When we say epigram, we mean Martial--whether we know it or not. After Martial, a Roman poet of the first century AD, epigram would always mean satirical epigram: a short, funny poem with a sting in its tail. But Martial was an imitator. He copied and adapted the real innovators: the Greek poets who were already turning epigram into antiquity's sharpest--and shortest--form of satirical humor. This book finally gives them their due, uncovering a forgotten world of wicked puns and violent slapstick.

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