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Martial: Liber Spectaculorum
Edited by Kathleen M. Coleman
416 pages
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2 maps, 30 halftones, 5 tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-814481-6
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Hardback
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26 October 2006
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- Full-scale edition with comprehensive general introduction
- Text of each epigram is accompanied by apparatus criticus, introduction, and commentary addressing linguistic, literary, and historical matters
This book is the first full-scale edition of the so-called Liber spectaculorum by Martial. A comprehensive introduction addresses the role of epigram in commemorating monuments and occasions, the connection between spectacle and imperial panegyric in Martial's oeuvre, characteristics of the collection, possible circumstances of composition and 'publication', transmission of the text, and related issues. Each epigram is followed by an apparatus criticus, an English translation, and a detailed commentary on linguistic, literary, and historical matters, adducing extensive
evidence from epigraphy and art as well as literary sources. The book is accompanied by four concordances, five tables, two maps, 30 plates, and an appendix.Readership: Classical philologists (especially scholars and students of Latin literature), ancient historians, classical archaeologists, scholars and students of Roman art, and of spectacle.
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Edited by Kathleen M. Coleman, Professor of Latin, Harvard University
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"this commentary is entirely worth the wait, and more. Extremely learned, impressively thorough, and crystal-clear in organisation and exposition" - Joseph Farrell, The Classical Review "Coleman's Martial: Liber Spectaculorum is a splendid contribution to the study of this rich, difficult book of epigrams." - Luke Roman, Journal of Roman Studies "....it has already gained the status of a cornerstone in 21st century Martialian studies." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Coleman has defined the standard for future commentators on classical texts." "Coleman's book will be the definitive guide through the morass" - William Fitzgerald,
Hermathena "...formidably learned." - Emily Gowers, TLS
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General Introduction
Sigla
Text, Translation, and Commentary
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