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Record Nr.

UNISA996210678203316

Autore

Nisbet Gideon

Titolo

Greek epigram in the Roman Empire : Martial's forgotten rivals

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-171836-X

0-19-926337-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 237 p.)

Collana

Oxford classical monographs Greek epigram in the Roman Empire

Disciplina

888/.010209

Soggetti

Epigrams, Greek - History and criticism

Verse satire, Greek - History and criticism

Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures

Languages & Literatures

Rome In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Satirical, or 'skoptic', epigram emerged as a distinctive new sub-genre of Greek literature in the Roman Empire. In this book, Gideon Nisbet rehabilitates skoptic epigram, introduces its authors, gives an account of its development and situates it within its cultural context.