Martial and Pliny: Selections

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Martial and Pliny: Selections
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Martial
Volume editor E.C. Kennedy
SeriesLatin Texts
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:158
Dimensions(mm): Height 220,Width 140
Category/GenreLiterary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9780862921668
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publication Date 27 February 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

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".