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Martial's Epigrams: A Selection | 
| Author: Garry Wills
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Sales Rank: 117301
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 206
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0670020397
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780670020393
ASIN: 0670020397
Publication Date: October 30, 2008
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Product Description
Bawdy and biting epigrams, freshly translated, ready for enjoyment.
One of literatures greatest satirists, Martial earned his livelihood by excoriating the follies and vices of his time, and set a pattern that satirists have admired and imitated across the ages. Born in Spain, Marcus Valerius Martialis (c. 40102 CE), known in English as Martial, went to Rome as a young man to win fame and fortune. At the height of his career he published a book of scathing social commentary every year--1,500 poems in all, of which Wills translates about a third.
This exquisite translation from acclaimed author Garry Wills does not sacrifice the cleverly constructed effects of Martials short and shapely thrusts. Martials Epigrams make addictive reading and a perfect--if naughty--gift.
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