Martial's Epigrams: A Selection - Couverture rigide

Martial

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670020397 ISBN 13 : 9780670020393

Editeur : Viking, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

One of literature's 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. 40 102 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 Martial's short and shapely thrusts. MARTIAL'S EPIGRAMS make addictive reading and a perfect if naughty - gift.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Garry Wills is a historian and the author of the New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant, Papal Sin, Why I Am a Catholic, and Why Priests?, among others. A frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and other publications, Wills is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Viking
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0670020397
• ISBN 13: 9780670020393
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208