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Highlights
- Although both innovative and engaging, Book XIII of Martial's epigrams, the Xenia, has generally been neglected.
- About the Author: T.J. Leary is Head of Classics at Hampton School and the author of Acts of the Apostles: Passages for Translation, also published by Bloomsbury
- 240 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
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Book Synopsis
Although both innovative and engaging, Book XIII of Martial's epigrams, the Xenia, has generally been neglected. As its name suggests, it is concerned with presents, in particular those given at the Saturnalia by hosts to their dinner guests. Like the Apophoreta, which Martial published next, it comprises independent poetic couplets cast as descriptive gift-tags.
Far from being mere verse catalogues, however, these books are highly sophisticated literary compositions. Whereas the Apophoreta encompass many different items, the Xenia are devoted to food and drink, and are carefully ordered to reflect the courses of the cena at which they might have been distributed. This edition contains commentary devoted exclusively to the Xenia. Combining literary and textual comment with close attention to the social and cultural context, it will be valuable not only to specialists in Latin literature but also to anyone interested in the food and festivals of Ancient Rome.About the Author
T.J. Leary is Head of Classics at Hampton School and the author of Acts of the Apostles: Passages for Translation, also published by BloomsburyDimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Classics
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 240
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Paperback
Author: T J Leary
Language: English
Street Date: August 25, 2016
TCIN: 1002820749
UPC: 9781350005297
Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-6840
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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