Propertius in Love: The Elegies (A Joan Palevsky Book in Classical Literature)
Sextus Propertius, David R Slavitt
These ardent, even obsessed, poems about erotic passion are among the brightest jewels in the crown of Latin literature. Written by Propertius, Rome's greatest poet of love, who was born around 50 b.c., a contemporary of Ovid, these elegies tell of Propertius' tormented relationship with a woman he calls "Cynthia." Their connection was sometimes blissful, more often agonizing, but as the poet came to recognize, it went beyond pride or shame to become the defining event of his life. Whether or not it was Propertius' explicit intention, these elegies extend our ideas of desire, and of the human condition itself.
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Année:
2002
Editeur::
University of California Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
315
ISBN 10:
0585419612
ISBN 13:
9780585419619
Fichier:
PDF, 1007 KB
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english, 2002