Martial: Liber Spectaculorum

by Marcus Valerius Martialis and Kathleen M. Coleman

This book is the first full-scale edition of the so-called Liber spectaculorum by Martial. A comprehensive introduction addresses the role of epigram in commemorating monuments and occasions, the connection between spectacle and imperial panegyric in Martial's oeuvre, characteristics of the collection, possible circumstances of composition and "publication," transmission of the text, and related issues. Each epigram is followed by an apparatus criticus,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198144814
• ISBN13: 9780198144816
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"