Introspection and Engagement in Propertius: A Study of Book 3

ISBN-13: 9781108417174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 248 str.

Jonathan Wallis

Opis

Explores how Propertius' third book re-invents Latin love-elegy for the reality of Rome's new imperial age.

Recenzje

"Wallis writes in a lively manner and ends with a succinct and polyglottal bibliography....The reader will in no way be hindered by any errors in the text." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

1. Turning elegy upside down: Propertius 3.1-3; 2. Seeking Fides in poets and poetry: Propertius 3.6; 3. Thematic experimentation: Propertius 3.9-11; 4. Marriage and the elegiac woman: Propertius 3.12; 5. Delays and destinations: Propertius 3.16; 6. A Hymn to Bacchus: Propertius 3.17; 7. In lament for Marcellus: Propertius 3.18; 8. Renewing an elegiac contract: Propertius 3.20; 9. Breaking up (with) Cynthia: Propertius 3.24.