Martial, Book VII. A Commentary

Translated by J. J. Zoltowsky

Bibliographic Data

ID9313362
AuthorsGuillermo Galán Vioque (0000-0001-7251-8798), J J Zoltowsky
Year2002
Publication date2002-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueMartial, Book VII. A Commentary (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004350977
OpenAlexW2971589790
ISBN9789004350977
LanguageEN
Citations received13

This volume is the first comprehensive commentary on the seventh book of Martial's epigrams. The introduction discusses the date of publication of Martial’s books, the themes of the epigrams of book seven as well as the transmission of the text. The autor pays special attention to the adulation of Domitian in book seven, the satirization of lawyers, legacy-hunters, parasites and dinner-guests, and hetero- and homosexuality. The commentary, preceded by a revised edition of Shackleton Bailey’s Teubner edition (1990), focuses on literary, linguistic and metrical matters. Thematic relationships with other books of Martial and other Greek and Latin literature are highlighted. Attention is also paid to the use of recurrent motifs, obscene language, puns, double meanings and proper names

Art · Humanities · Latin literature · Literature · Martial arts · Visual arts · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History

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