Martial. XIII. The xenia

di Martial

2016 · 240 pagine · Bloomsbury · ISBN 9781350005297

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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. Far from being mere verse catalogues, however, these books are highly sophisticated literary compositions.

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