M. Val. Martialis epigrammaton libri : animadversi, emendati et commentariolis luculenter explicati.

1615 Martial Epigrams Roman Literature Epigrammata Corruption in Rome Farnaby

"I live in a little cell, with a window that won't even close,

In which Boreas himself would not want to live."

– Martial, Epigrams

Martial was a 1st-century Roman poet from Spain most-known for his 'Epigrams.' This important, early piece of Roman literature expresses details of life in Rome focusing in on the brutal daily life during the Roman Empire. Martial describes living conditions of Rome, corrupt physicians and senators, cruel treatment of slaves, and secrets and rumors of emperors. Because of the style of Martial's writing, he is often considered the first insult comic, as he used humor to disguise his disdain for the life with which he was so familiar.

This 1615 London edition was edited by English classical scholar Thomas Farnaby who was known for his annotations of Juvenal, Ovid, Lucan, Virgil, and of course Martial.

Item number: #19558

Price: $499

MARTIALIS, Marcus Valerius

M. Val. Martialis epigrammaton libri : animadversi, emendati et commentariolis luculenter explicati.

Londini : Excudebat Felix Kingstonius impensis Gulielmi Welby, 1615.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [8], 392

o Numerous blank pages bound into text

· Provenance: Handwritten – J. H. Christie

· Language: Latin

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~5.75in X 3.75in (15cm x 9.5cm)

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