Clever Little Books

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By Ian Frederick Moulton

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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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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
2. How Ben Jonson Read His Martial
3. Martial Castrated: Early Modern Censorship of Martial
   Works Cited
   Index