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A study of the poetics of the Epigrams which explores Martial's radical vision of the relationship between art and reality and his role in formulating modern perceptions of Rome. This is a major contribution to the rehabilitation of Martial and to the understanding of Flavian literature and Roman material culture.

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Rimell's study is sophisticated...good poetry--and especially a large collection of poems that interacts with a long established poetic canon--invites the reader to identify and investigate intra- and extra-textual dynamics..." --BMCR

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Introduction: getting to know Martial; 1. Copyright and contagion: the city as text; 2. Vigor Mortis: living and dying; 3. Poetic economies: figuring out Martial's maths; 4. Mundus inversus: Martial's Saturnalia; 5. The space of epigram; Epilogue.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521828222, 978-0521828222
      ISBN10: 0521828228

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of the poetics of the Epigrams which explores Martial's radical vision of the relationship between art and reality and his role in formulating modern perceptions of Rome. This is a major contribution to the rehabilitation of Martial and to the understanding of Flavian literature and Roman material culture.

      Trade Review
      Rimell's study is sophisticated...good poetry--and especially a large collection of poems that interacts with a long established poetic canon--invites the reader to identify and investigate intra- and extra-textual dynamics..." --BMCR

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: getting to know Martial; 1. Copyright and contagion: the city as text; 2. Vigor Mortis: living and dying; 3. Poetic economies: figuring out Martial's maths; 4. Mundus inversus: Martial's Saturnalia; 5. The space of epigram; Epilogue.

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