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      Martial's Epigrams

      by Garry Wills
      Published
      Nov 2009
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      224
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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.

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      First Edition Nov 2009 Penguin ISBN 0143116274
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      Sep 2008 Penguin ISBN B001G6YM2O
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      Nov 2008 Penguin ISBN 1440633282
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