Epigrams (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Martial
- First Published: 1860
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Children, Rural or country life, Friendship, Poetry or poets, Peace, Wealth, Greek or Roman times, Rome
Critical Evaluation:
The fourteen books of epigrams that were written at the rate of about one per year by Martial during a pivotal period in the history of Rome display a rare literary accomplishment: the complete mastery of a literary form by one man. From the time of his arrival in Rome at about the age of twenty-three until his return to his birthplace in Spain, Martial wrote verse epigrams on a wide variety of subjects and in many different styles.
Almost all that is known of Martial is known from his epigrams, and a great deal of the present knowledge of Rome from...
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