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Clever Little Books : Martial's Epigrams and Sexual Knowledge in Early Modern Europe.

De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online

De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2025
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Moulton, Ian Frederick.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Epigrams, Latin--History and criticism.
Humorous poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Latin wit and humor--History and criticism.
Sex customs in literature.
Sex customs--Europe--History.
Sex in literature.
Sex--Europe--History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (265 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2025.
Summary:
Clever Little Booksexplores the role of Latin commentaries on the Roman poet Martial as a medium for the transmission of sexual knowledge among a male elite in early modern Europe.
Contents:
Cover
Half-Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Translation
Introduction
1 Imitations of Martial: Antonio Beccadelli's Hermaphroditus
2 Endless Commentary: Perotti's Cornucopiae
3 Varieties of Sexual Activity in Martial and the Joint Commentary
4 How Ben Jonson Read His Martial
5 Martial Castrated: Early Modern Censorship of Martial
Appendix: Fifteenth-Century Editions of Martial's Epigrams
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Martial Epigrams Discussed
Index.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9781487558369
1487558368
9781487558352
148755835X
OCLC:
1470855786

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