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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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