Ian Frederick Moulton

Clever Little Books

Martial's Epigrams and Sexual Knowledge in Early Modern Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

Clever Little Books explores 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• ISBN-13: 9781487558338
• ISBN-10: 1487558333
• Artikelnr.: 71725892

Autorenporträt

Ian Frederick Moulton is President’s Professor of English and Cultural History at Arizona State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
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
Works Cited
Index