"INVITING A FRIEND TO SUPPER.".

The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Inviting a Friend to Supper," by Ben Jonson. It examines the poem as a rewriting of a series of poems by the Latin poet Martial. The author analyzes the work in light of the tradition of epigrams and the practice of imitating classical literature. The themes of the poem, which include festivity, extravagance, and classical attitudes, are also addressed.