LEADER 04696nam 22006851c 450 001 9910816262203321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-3778-5 010 $a1-4725-3991-5 010 $a1-4725-3777-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472539915 035 $a(CKB)3710000000346546 035 $a(EBL)1936340 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001434983 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11773747 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001434983 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11427380 035 $a(PQKB)10251545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1936340 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1936340 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11015236 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL752479 035 $a(OCoLC)902958010 035 $a(OCoLC)1132348682 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255220 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6163971 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9781472539915BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000346546 100 $a20140929d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMartial $ea social guide $fArt L. Spisak 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon $cDuckworth $d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (158 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-336-21193-8 311 $a0-7156-3620-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $aCover; Contents; Introduction; The problem; The ancient Greek iambic tradition; Martial as iambographer; 1. Invective; The origin of Greek iambics; Roman invective; Martial's invective; 2. Amicitia; Reciprocity and friendship; Martial's amicitia: what is it?; Social exchange; Fides; 3. Poems of Praise; Praise poetry as social control; Reciprocity: you owe me; Martial's petitions to Domitian: secondary exchange; Marital as power broker; 4. The Good Life; The urban-rural antithesis; The pastoral ideal: epigram 10.47; The golden age of Saturn; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"In the past both the significance and purpose of Martial's poetry have often been misinterpreted or missed altogether because of the particular literary and social background and context that inform his poetry. For example, literary histories have given the impression that Martial wrote 'unobjectionably trivial' poems merely to cull favour from patrons; they also suggest that he had little to say that was serious. In contrast, this book argues that Martial with his poetry played a serious and vital role in his community as a social guide or conscience. The book's unique approach to Martial's poetry places him within the reactionary tradition of Indo-European blame/praise poetry. Poets in this tradition served a vital function for their community: in reaction to the perceived deterioration of the behaviour and conditions of their day they either praised ideal behaviour, or, more commonly, ridiculed socially aberrant and destructive behaviour. By linking Martial with this particular tradition we are better able to account for, understand, and appreciate his themes and methods, and the effect of his poetry."--Bloomsbury Publishing 330 8 $aIn the past both the significance and purpose of Martial's poetry have often been misinterpreted or missed altogether because of the particular literary and social background and context that inform his poetry. For example, literary histories have given the impression that Martial wrote 'unobjectionably trivial' poems merely to cull favour from patrons; they also suggest that he had little to say that was serious. In contrast, this book argues that Martial with his poetry played a serious and vital role in his community as a social guide or conscience. The book's unique approach to Martial's poetry places him within the reactionary tradition of Indo-European blame/praise poetry. Poets in this tradition served a vital function for their community: in reaction to the perceived deterioration of the behaviour and conditions of their day they either praised ideal behaviour, or, more commonly, ridiculed socially aberrant and destructive behaviour. By linking Martial with this particular tradition we are better able to account for, understand, and appreciate his themes and methods, and the effect of his poetry 606 $aLatin literature 606 $2Literary studies: poetry & poets 606 $aLatin poetry 615 0$aLatin literature. 615 0$aLatin poetry. 676 $a878.0102 676 $a871.01 700 $aSpisak$b Art L.$01677286 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816262203321 996 $aMartial$94044054 997 $aUNINA