Assignment for Monday, 04-11-16

Dear Satirists,

For Monday, April 11, please do the following:

(1) Read G. B. Conte's chapter on Martial (previously distributed in class). Martial and his epigrams will be our focus for the rest of the semester. Do note anything that resonates with you, so we can discuss it in class.

(2) Read and translate the following poems in our Martial text. Make use of our new commentators, Watson and Watson, to help you through the more difficult passages. (Note, for example, their helpful summaries of each poem.)

• 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

NOTE: No scansion drill this week. (You're welcome.)

DC