Martial's Epigrams: A Selection
by Garry Wills
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670020397
- ISBN 13
- 9780670020393
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
One of literature?s greatest satirists, Martial earned his livelihood by excoriating the follies and vices of Roman society and its emperors, and set a pattern that satirists have admired across the ages. For the first time, readers can enjoy an English translation of these rhymes that does not sacrifice the cleverly constructed effects of Martial?s short and shapely thrusts. Martial?s Epigrams ?bespeaks a great scholar at play? (The New York Times Book Review), makes for addictive reading, and is a perfect?if naughty?gift.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E03515
- Title
- Martial's Epigrams: A Selection
- Author
- Garry Wills
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670020397
- ISBN 13
- 9780670020393
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- This edition first published
- 2008-10
Terms of Sale
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
All orders subject to previous sale. Domestic Standard ships USPS Bound Printed Matter; Domestic Expedited ships UPS Ground; International ships via Air courier. All orders over $200.00 upgraded to UPS Ground without additional charge.