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Martial's Epigrams - by Garry Wills (Paperback)

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  • 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.
  • About the Author: Garry Wills is a historian and the author of the New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant, Papal Sin, Why I Am a Catholic, and Why Priests?
  • 224 Pages
  • Poetry, Ancient & Classical

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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.

Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.



Review Quotes




"This collection bespeaks a great scholar at play. Recreational classicists should feel flattered that [Wills] wants them to watch."
--The New York Times Book Review

"Funny, wicked, and fresh, these epigrams . . . will give the reader plenty of smiles."
--The Philadelphia Inquirer



About the Author



Garry Wills is a historian and the author of the New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant, Papal Sin, Why I Am a Catholic, and Why Priests?, among others. A frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and other publications, Wills is a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.34 Inches (H) x 4.76 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)
Weight: .44 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Garry Wills
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2009
TCIN: 94354054
UPC: 9780143116271
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-7344
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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