Two problems in Martial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666338 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Watson (0000-0001-8660-9682, The University of Sydney, corresponding author), L Watson (0000-0003-4489-3093) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 586-591 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cq/46.2.586 |
| OpenAlex | W2100721775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
‘Some of Martial's shortest epigrams are also the obscurest’, observes P. T. Eden, apropos of 1.102. This two-line poem has certainly generated a remarkable diversity of interpretations. All the critics are agreed that the portrait of Venus owned by the courtesan Lycoris (‘Venerem tuam, Lycori’) is in some way botched or unattractive, but, beyond this, their explanations differ widely
Art · Art history · Diversity (politics · Literature · Martial arts · Poetry · Portrait · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |