After Fame [electronic resource] : The Epigrams of Martial
Sam Riviere2020
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After Fame is a discursive rendering of the Roman epigrammatist Martial's Book
I.
Its 118 poems, on themes such as work, friendship and public life, are modelled
after the source material through a variety of 'treatments'-most notably machine
translation (for which Latin still presents near-insurmountable difficulties),
employing the results as scaffolding for poems that quickly improvise their way
clear of their originals. As it progresses, the narrative is increasingly
interrupted by reflections on authorship, technology, cultural complicity and
the privileged, mediating role of the poet: all fixations of Martial's work that
still resonate today.
Pitched between translation and new writing, After Fame challenges the integrity
of both categories, dramatising the obscurity of its source, refraining from
easy equivalences, while insisting on its contemporary relevance.
Main title:
Author:
Sam Riviere, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Faber & Faber, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (40 MB, 01:29:05 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Sam Riviere
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571356942
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
436938
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |