Description
This selection includes 450 lines of Martial and 580 of Pliny the Younger. Edited with Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary by E. C. Kennedy, the introduction deals with scansion and gives an outline of Martial's life and this relations with Pliny. Thirty-three epigrams follow, arranged by their traditional numbering, with copious notes on each extract. The extracts from Pliny follow, covering topics such as the eruption of Vesuvius and the Christians in Bithynia.
Includes 450 lines of Martial and 580 of Pliny the Younger, with an introduction on scansion and an outline of Martial's life and his relations with Pliny.
About the Author
E.C. Kennedy was Classics Master at Malvern College, UK. With A.R. Davis, he co-edited Two Centuries of Roman Poetry, Two Centuries of Roman Prose, and Euripides: Scenes from "Rhesus" and "Helen".
Book Information
ISBN 9780862921668
Author Martial
Format Paperback
Page Count 158
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 162g
Includes 450 lines of Martial and 580 of Pliny the Younger, with an introduction on scansion and an outline of Martial's life and his relations with Pliny.
About the Author
E.C. Kennedy was Classics Master at Malvern College, UK. With A.R. Davis, he co-edited Two Centuries of Roman Poetry, Two Centuries of Roman Prose, and Euripides: Scenes from "Rhesus" and "Helen".
Book Information
ISBN 9780862921668
Author Martial
Format Paperback
Page Count 158
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 162g
