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A Latin Lover in Ancient Rome : Readings in Propertius and his Genre /

Over the centuries, Latin love elegy has inspired love poetry in the West from Petrarch to Pound. A Latin Lover in Ancient Rome: Readings in Propertius and His Genre offers a critical reevaluation of the Latin elegiac poet Propertius, situating him within the social and political milieu of first-cen...

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Main Author: Johnson, W. R. (Walter Ralph), 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2009]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Propertius, Sextus.
Propertius, Sextus > Criticism and interpretation.
Love poetry, Latin.
Elegiac poetry, Latin.
Poesie d'amour latine > Histoire et critique.
Poesie elegiaque latine > Histoire et critique.
Elegiac poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Love poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The d/evolution of love
  • Aeneas in love
  • Two portraits of the lady
  • Propertius and the poetics of disgregation
  • Whatever happened to Latin love elegy?

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