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256 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199263370
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 11 December 2003
Description
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 co...
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256 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199263370
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 11 December 2003
Description
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 co...
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